Warden City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Kriss Shuler (left) goes to hug new Warden City Administrator Joseph Elizalde (right) after completing his oath of office. Shuler spend the last three months training Elizade for the role.
October 27, 2026
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‘She left the room better than she found it’
Warden's Kriss Shuler retires after 36 years of service to hometown
WARDEN — After 36 years of service to the city of Warden, Kriss Shuler spent her final city council meeting the same way she spent much of her career: helping prepare the next generation of city leaders. During Tuesday's Warden City Council meeting, Shuler administered the oaths of office to new City Administrator Joseph Elizalde and City Clerk-Treasurer Lindsey Betts, formally turning over duties she had carried for decades as the city's clerk-treasurer and, later, city administrator. Her final official day with the city was Oct. 28.