Election Day

Ross Lake Township head election judge Pat Vannelli raises the flag at 10 a.m. Tuesday as the polls opened for the northeastern Crow Wing County township with 35 registered voters. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

By Steven L. Kohls

November 04, 2014 at 9:50 PM

Myrtle Starks (left) and her daughter Laura Billman walk into Center Township Hall north of Merrifield early Tuesday to cast their votes. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

1/3: Bob Keyser walks out of Wolford Town Hall Tuesday after voting. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

2/3: Voters mark their ballots inside the Center Township Hall north of Merrifield early Tuesday morning. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

Ross Lake Township Clerk Joyce Neumann helps Seldon Banks get comfortable before voting Tuesday as the polls opened for the northeastern Crow Wing County township with 35 registered voters. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

3/3: Ross Lake Township Clerk Joyce Neumann helps Seldon Banks get comfortable before voting Tuesday as the polls opened for the northeastern Crow Wing County township with 35 registered voters. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

Election Day

Myrtle Starks (left) and her daughter Laura Billman walk into Center Township Hall north of Merrifield early Tuesday to cast their votes. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls...