There was a surprise in store for those who attended the annual Shelby County Ag Banquet Wednesday evening at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch introduced the new Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb, who had just been announced to fill that role earlier in the day.
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