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Two Cassia County commissioner candidates vie for Republican nod in Primary Election

Laurie Welch
May 7, 2020
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Laurie Welch

BURLEY — Two candidates have squared off for the Republican bid in the Cassia County commissioner’s seat in District 2 during the May 19 Primary Election.

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