The Cheyenne County Commissioners approved an agreement for special council in response to a lawsuit filed against Cheyenne County Clerk Beth Fiegenschuh.

The suit was filed by Leyton School District Board of Education members Suzy Ernest and Roland “Rol” Rushman. The lawsuit is in response to approval of signatures on a recall petition for Ernest (board president) and Rushman (board secretary). Ernest and Rushman are requesting the signatures be denied.

Recall petitions were submitted and then confirmed by Fiegenschuh on Friday Sept. 15. Fiegenschuh said 138 signatures were approved f...