Newport court clerk is retiring early because her courthouse has been closed for more than a year

Newport court clerk is retiring early because her courthouse has been closed for more than a year

The Newport court clerk is retiring a year early because of the ongoing courthouse closure and its uncertain future. Newport District Clerk Ronda Nelson will retire April 30, after working 42 years for the judicial branch. She started working in 1984, shortly after graduating from high school. Nelson, 60, decided to retire as the Newport courthouse reaches 13 months of being temporarily closed with no plan for how or when it will reopen. That li…