The Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District Board of Directors selected Connie Karp to fill the unexpired term of Director Kenneth Leibham for Subdivision 5. The board voted 3-1 in favor of selecting Karp. Bill Lennox also applied for the position. Karp will be sworn in at the PUD’s regular meeting this Tuesday. Karp retired from Columbia River Bank in 2008, and has stayed involved in the community through a variety of jobs and volunteer work. Roger Howe, who was elected in November to the board for Subdivision 1, will be sworn in on January 3.