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New Commissioners Sworn In, Board Chair Chosen
ST. CLOUD -- Two new Stearns County commissioners were sworn into office today. A new chairman and vice chair were also chosen.
Jeffrey Mergen and Mark Bromenschenkel took the Oath of Office at the start of the board meeting.
Bromenschenkel will serve District 2 and Mergen will represent District 3. Their terms will expire in 2015.
The new chairman of the board for 2011 is Don Otte and the Vice Chair is DeWayne Mareck.
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