Word Origin and History for vocation Expand. n. early 15c., spiritual calling, from Latin vocationem (nominative vocatio), literally a calling, from vocatus called, past participle of vocare to call (see voice (n.)). Sense of one's occupation or profession is first attested 1550s.
Scotts Bluff County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,970. Its county seat is Gering, and its largest city is Scottsbluff. Scotts Bluff County is included in the Scottsbluff, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Longtime Sedgwick County District Court Judge Richard Ballinger died Friday morning after a prolonged illness. Ballinger, 62, was first appointed to the 18th Judicial District in 1992 when his father retired from the same position and later served as chief judge from 2003 to 2006.rior to being named a judge, Ballinger was a municipal court judge in Derby and worked as an assistant district attorney in the Sedgwick County District Attorneyâs Office.