By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert (Bob) Rice has been appointed Associate Circuit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit.
Rice will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Doug Thomson to Appellate Judge of the Western District Court of Appeals.
Rice, who lives in Maryville, holds a Bachelor of Science in government from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska.