Karen Jeppesen, Cache County's chief deputy treasurer, has been appointed to finish Lucile Ferguson's term as treasurer.<br />Ferguson, a Republican, retires next month, two years into her four-year elected term.County Executive Seth Allen recommended Jeppesen to the county council after interviewing the three people nominated by Cache County Republicans.<br />The other nominees were Peg Richins, a Richmond native who recently returned from Fresno, Calif., where she worked for that city's revenue department; and Cordell Yeates, who works at Mountain West Seat Covers and has run unsuccessfully for local government positions including Logan mayor.<br />The council selected Jeppesen Tuesday night.