Handful of voters confused by precinct tweaks
Some tidying up of voter precincts – made possible by improved mapping systems – may have caused confusion for a few people who voted in…
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Defore: 400 have cast advanced ballot so far
Nearly 400 valid advanced ballots for the Aug. 3 primary have been cast with the Cowley County Clerk’s office, election officer Karen Defore says. The…
Make that six: Lanning is candidate for judge
Winfield attorney LaDonna Lanning is joining a deep field of Republican candidates in the race for Cowley County district court judge. Lanning collected signatures ?…
Flock of attorneys want shot at local judgeship
Judge J. Michael Smith’s decision to retire from his position as Cowley County’s chief judge has set off a flurry of activity amongst local attorneys…
Election officer predicting 15 percent turnout
County Clerk and Election Officer Karen Defore will be happy if more than 15 percent of the registered Cowley County voters actually vote in Tuesday’s…
County clerk to speak on election issues Wed.
Cowley County Clerk, Karen Defore, will speak on serving as election judges and clerks for the upcoming City and School elections that will be held…
Groom, Read sworn into office Friday morning
Cowley County Sheriff Don Read and County Commissioner Alan Groom, among others, were sworn into office Friday morning. Read and Groom both became elected public-office…
County officials to be sworn in early Friday
Newly elected county officials will be sworn in at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Cowley County commission meeting room on the first floor of the…
Same county clerk, just a little name change
County Clerk and Election Officer Karen Brooks was married Dec. 27 in Las Vegas to Dan Defore. Defore is supervisor of the Winfield Water Plant….