A contract with the county’s interim road and bridge superintendent has been extended and the search continues for a permanent hire after a “wrinkle in the recruitment process,” Board of County Commissioners Chairman Ben Tisdel said Tuesday.

The county has been trying to hire a new superintendent for more than a year. Bill Frownfelter, engineer with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. has served as interim road and bridge superintendent since the position was vacated in October 2019. His compan...