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Olivia Police Chief Davern's death is announced

Updated 8:50 a.m.

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Olivia Police Chief Donald Davern died unexpectedly Sunday.

Davern's death was announced in a news release early Monday morning by the Olivia Police Department. No further details were released concerning his death.

Davern had served 34 years in the Olivia Police Department, first as an officer and then as chief of police. He also was the Olivia Civil Defense Director.

He had also served as Renville County Sheriff for four years.

The Olivia Police Department has five full-time officers and other part-time staff.

Funeral services are pending.

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Kelly Boldan

Kelly Boldan has been the editor of the West Central Tribune of Willmar, since joining the newspaper in October 2001. He has previously worked as the editor at the Bemidji Pioneer, also part of Forum Communications Co., and other daily newspapers, online Web sites, and weekly agriculture newspapers in Wisconsin, Texas and Minnesota. You can follow via Twitter at @KellyBoldanWCT or read about the Tribune's newsroom blog at: insidescoop.areavoices.com or the Tribune's blog at: westcentraltribune.areavoices.com.

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