Two new faces are making themselves known in Mecosta County Government.

“I'm Tyler Thompson. I'm the former Osceola County prosecuting attorney up until about 11:59 this morning. Then I came down here and was sworn in again and so I'm now the Probation judge for Osceola and Mecosta County and it's good to put faces with last names which I've seen on campaign signs throughout Mecosta County for the last little while,” said newly appointed judge Tyler Thompson.

Thompson was appointed to the bench by Governor Rick Snyder last month. He stopped by the Mecosta County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday along with former Mecosta County Sheriff and newly elected Board Commissioner Mark Solis.

“It's going to be my honor and pleasure to work with all of you. I'll try to be as [much of a] team player as possible. God gave me two ears and one mouth so I'm going to try to use my two ears instead of my mouth for a while and try to do the best we can to help this community be great,” said Solis as he addressed the BOC.

The board also approved a number of issues including funding for the county's Sobriety Court program and a $300,000 loan to the county park commission for improvements to School Section Lake park.