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Nathan Tolley named new fire chief of Mendota Fire Department · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Nathan Tally named new fire chief of Mendota Fire Department.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Matthias Warner. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Changes in
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  Speaker 1: the air at the Mendoda Fire Department. At Monday evenings
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  Speaker 1: meeting of the Mendoda City Council, Dennis Rudeshauser stepped down
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  Speaker 1: as the department's fire chief and Nathan Tally was introduced
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  Speaker 1: to take up the mantle. This is a great department
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  Speaker 1: with great people and obviously great leadership, Tali said, I've
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  Speaker 1: got big shoes to fill. I can't say enough good
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  Speaker 1: things about Rudeshauser. He cares about this department, he cares
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  Speaker 1: about the people, and I hope to continue that tradition
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  Speaker 1: for us. Tally was officially given the offer to become
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  Speaker 1: the next head of the Mendoda Fire Department last Tuesday
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  Speaker 1: and accepted. He has been with the department since two
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  Speaker 1: thousand and six. I think Nathan will do a fantastic job,
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  Speaker 1: Rudeneshauser said. The forty eight year veteran of the Mendoda
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  Speaker 1: Fire Department stepped away from the department due to his pension,
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  Speaker 1: which precluded him from staying on in his position or
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  Speaker 1: in a full time capacity beyond his sixty sixth birthday.
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  Speaker 1: It's bittersweet to see Dennis leave. He's been great for
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  Speaker 1: the city. Mendota Police Chief Jason Martin said, we're sad
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  Speaker 1: to see him go, but I think Nate is going
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  Speaker 1: to be a good person for the job. Rudenshauser said
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  Speaker 1: that the future is unpredictable and that he could end
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  Speaker 1: up working for another department, but he will still be
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  Speaker 1: a valuable component of the Mendoda Fire Department under Tolly.
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  Speaker 1: I told him he can't go anywhere. Tolly said with
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  Speaker 1: a smile. He's gathered too much information in the time
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  Speaker 1: that he's been here for us to not have him around.