Carbon County Commissioners approved a number of hires during their weekly meeting on Thursday.

They include:• Tawnya C. Arner of Weatherly as a county caseworker I, Children and Youth Services, effective Jan. 30.• Kodie R. Pituch of Jim Thorpe, part-time dispatcher, Communications Center, effective Jan. 30.• Tyler M. Schlier of Nesquehoning, part-time K-9 officer, animal shelter, effective Jan. 30.• Prison board appointments:Bejay T. Bolinsky of Bloomsburg, Jordan M. Boyer of Palmerton, Aaron Dotson of Tamaqua, Chad A. Maleski of Weatherly and Jose A. Torres-Vega of Jim Thorpe, all part-time corrections officers, Carbon County Correctional Facility, effective Feb. 6.