WILLMAR -- Two men vying for Kandiyohi County Sheriff meet tonight in a candidate forum.
Sponsored by the Willmar Area League of Women Voters, the forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Willmar Municipal Utilities Auditorium, 700 Litchfield Ave SW, Willmar.
The upcoming retirement of Sheriff Dan Hartog, who has held the position for the past 16 years, means voters will select a new sheriff.
There were initially four candidates who filed for the position but that field was narrowed to two -- Eric Holien and Greg Stehn -- during the primary election in August.
Holien is a former Kandiyohi County deputy who currently works with the Lower Sioux Tribal Police and Meeker County Sheriff’s Office.
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Stehn is a longtime deputy and currently serves as chief deputy sheriff.
Questions for the candidates can be emailed to lwvwillmar@lwvmn.org or posted on the League of Women Voters of the Willmar Area Facebook page.
Other forums featuring local races sponsored by the league include:
Oct. 9: Minnesota Legislative Districts 17A and 17B, 7 p.m., Willmar Municipal Utilities auditorium.
Oct. 16: Willmar School Board, 7 p.m., Willmar Municipal Utilities auditorium.
Oct. 18: New London City Council, 7 p.m., New London-Spicer High School Performing Arts Center.
Oct. 23: Kandiyohi County Board, 7 p.m., Willmar Municipal Utilities auditorium.
All the candidate forum can be viewed on WRAC 8, the local cable access channel, www.willmarmn.gov/wrac
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