New West Liberty mayor sworn in

Brad Hudson, second from the left, recites the oath of office Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27, as the new mayor of West Liberty as administered to him by Logan County Family Court Judge Natasha Kennedy, right. Elizabeth Hudson holds the Bible for her husband, and also pictured at the left is Judge Kim Kellogg-Martin. The new mayor previously served as the wastewater superintendent for the Village of West Liberty for 17 years and he currently works for the Ohio Rural Water Association, serving communities all over the state. He and Elizabeth are the parents of four children, Joy, 16, a junior at West Liberty-Salem; Amelia, 18, a freshman at Ohio University; Luke, 20, an architecture student at the University of Cincinnati; and Kayla, 22, a recent graduate of The Ohio State University. (EXAMINER PHOTO | MANDY LOEHR)