New BLM Nevada director played college football in Ohio

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The new state director for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is a former college football player from Ohio who has spent more than two decades working for federal land management agencies in Washington D.C. and the West.

Jon Raby was officially sworn in Monday by Brian Steed, BLM's deputy director for policy.

Raby has worked for the BLM in Oregon, Montana and Washington D.C. He also worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Service.

The Indiana native earned a bachelor's degree in biology at Ohio Northern University where he played defensive back for the Polar Bears.