In December, the Town & Country Board of Directors appointed Jan Kostad to fill the recently vacated Kenmare board seat for a partial term. Jan is up for election for a full term this spring as a candidate for the Kenmare seat in the 2023 Board of Directors election.

Jan KostadAbout Jan: Jan grew up on a family farm near Lignite and continues to farm in the Burke County area raising primarily small grains and oilseeds. He graduated in 1981 from the University of Montana with a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting, obtained his CPA certificate in 1982, and has been practicing in Kenmare since 1984. Jan and his wife, Becky, of 33 years, have three children – Blaine, Katelyn and Jeneca and four grandchildren – Bronko, Marly, Daisy and Zayne.