Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)– The number of attorneys housed in the Dickinson County Courthouse will be doubling in the coming days with the approval on Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors to hire a full-time Assistant County Attorney.

Kevin Maughn has served as a Magistrate in Southern Iowa for a number of years while having roles in other committees and boards.

County Attorney Steve Goodlow says he has been the only attorney in the office since November and having someone like Maughn be able to quickly jump in help with workload and case preparations will be beneficial.

Maughn will begin his new job on May 31st.