Extension council to conduct election
The Douglas County Extension Council will have an election from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Douglas County Extension Office, 2110 Harper St., to fill council seats.
Each year, 12 people are selected for the council. A nominating committee has selected the following nominees, who have indicated they will serve if elected. They are:
Agriculture, Larry Alstrom, Jim Congrove and Greg Shipe; Family and Consumer Science, Paula Murrish, Kathy Mulinazzi and Mark Rainey; Economic Development, Chas Benton, Kathy Wilson and Lyn Byszynksi; and 4-H Youth Development, Lanaea Heine, Rhonda Wehrman and Kristy Wempe.
People ages 18 and older are eligible to vote.
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