GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Grand Island man has been appointed to the Nebraska State Fair board to fill a seat left vacant by the death of Bill Marshall earlier this year.

Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed Harry Hoch to fill the seat.

Hoch is a 40-year resident of Grand Island. He served as president of H&H Distributing, a local beer distributorship, from 1986 until he retired at the end of last year.

Hoch is also serves on the Central Catholic Development Foundation and the Central Catholic school board. He has also served on the boards of the Stuhr Museum Foundation and Grand Island Community Foundation.

This year’s Nebraska State Fair runs from Aug. 26 through Sept. 5.