By Kurt Menk
Editor
Sibley County Commissioner Jim Nytes lost by one vote in a recount which occurred in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in Gaylord on Monday morning, Aug. 25. The recount process took about one hour.
Nytes, a first-term County Commissioner, requested the recount after he lost by two votes in the Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
In the race for First District County Commissioner, Bobbie V. Harder received 125 votes while Matthew J. McConnell netted 120 votes. Nytes received 118 votes.
 Harder received six votes in Faxon Township, 37 votes in the City of Henderson, 41 in Henderson Township, 33 in Jessenland Township and eight votes in Washington Lake Township.
McConnell received 40 votes in Faxon Township, 21 votes in the City of Henderson, 21 in Henderson Township, 15 in Jessenland Township and 23 in Washington Lake Township.

See the full story in the Aug. 28 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.