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Dunn County helps Trump top Clinton Trump gets 79 percent of voting in county
Voters go with Kleeman, Hauck for commission
BY BRYAN GALLEGOS
BY BRYAN GALLEGOS
Dunn County Herald
Dunn County Herald
With a voter turnout that turned more than a few heads, Dunn County re-elected Robert Kleeman and Reinhard Hauck to the county commission. More than 2,250 voters from a dozen precincts in the county cast their vote, either by hand at eight polling places, or by absentee ballot. It was the highest turnout in decades, officials said. They cast their votes in local, state and national races, including the presidential race that saw Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton for the White House. “That the most voters I’ve ever seen,” said Hauck, who served for years as the county auditor before running for the commission in 2012. “That’s great to see that many people voting.” The Dunn County Commission race featured four running for office, two incumbents another with two terms under his belt and a newcomer. And it was close.
Robert Kleeman
Karly Houghton, top left, and Makaila Entze travelled from Spearfish, S.D. to cast their votes on Tuesday. At left, Walt Kukla studies his ballot as he prepares to vote at the Dunn County Courthouse in Manning. Voter turnout in Dunn County was extremely high with 2,255 people voting. That was nearly 200 more than the previous presidential election in 2012.
Reinhard Hauck “We had some good candidates,” said Mary Smith, moments after she cast her vote. “It was hard to choose.” Kleeman garnered the most votes with a total of 1,206, while Hauck had 1,082. The third candidate, Glenn Eckleberg, who was seeking his third See VOTERS
(Photos by Bryan Gallegos)
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Meyer, Kittilson defeated in bids for state house DUNN COUNTY HERALD Linda Kittilson’s mantra was to put people before politics as she sought a set in the state House of Representatives out of District 36. On Tuesday, voters put the Dunn
County candidate out of the state race. Fellow Democrat Dean Meyer, who owns property in Dunn County but lives south of Dickinson, suffered the same fate. Both were defeated by incumbents Mike Schatz and Luke Simons. Schatz garnered 5,277 votes while
Simons had 5,196 votes. Meyer, a former legislator, had 1,515 votes while Kittilson, a former Killdeer school board member, had 1,293 votes. For the 2016 election results from North Dakota, go to www.vote. nd.gov, which is the North Dakota Secretary of State’s web site.
Linda Kittilson
Karly Houghton had a major presentation due at noon on Wednesday at Black Hills State University. But she put it on hold to make a fourhour drive from the Spearfish, S.D. school to Dunn County to vote on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Houghton is a junior at Black Hills State, and she drove home with her roommate, Makaila Entze, 20, also of Killdeer, to cast their votes. “That’s the only reason I came home. To vote,” said Houghton, moments after casting her vote at the Dunn County Courthouse in Manning. “It’s important, especially kids of our age, to get involved in the future of our country,” she added. Entze agreed. “I don’t think people our age realize the impact we make,” Entze said. “You have to use that vote.” They did. And so did a lot of other voters. According to Dunn County Auditor Tracy Dolezal, 2,255 people voted in the election, that featured county, state and national races - including the presidential race. Of the votes cast, 528 were absentee ballots. In the previous election, 2,058 cast their ballots in the election, she said. Voters in Dunn County helped Republican upstart Donald Trump score a shocking upset of heavily faSee TRUMP
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Remembering those who made freedom possible BY BRYAN GALLEGOS
Farmer honors America with mark in dirt, page 4
Dunn County Herald
Kevin Sandoval is a former marine whose intimidating presence casts a wide shadow. But the 6-foot-4 oil-rig worker was brought to tears at a Dickinson restaurant Monday night by a petite 6-year-old with curly red hair. The little boy sat in a booth across from Sandoval. He noticed Sandoval was wearing a black t-shirt with a Marine Corps emblem. He recognized the sym-
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bol. His uncle is in the marines, and he has “lots of them kind of shirts.” Without any prodding from his parents and with their full approval, the boy walked over to Sandoval and stuck
his hand out. Taking a sip of his iced tea, Sandoval looked at the tiny hand in front of his face. The boy’s blue eyes sparkled as he smiled and said, “I know what you are.
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Jesse Hicks looks at the names on the Memorial Wall at the High Plains Cultural Center. (Photo by Bryan Gallegos)
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You’re like my uncle. He has lots of them kind of shirts.” Sandoval smiled. “You guys do good,” the boy said, still waiting for a shake from the bearded bear-like man eating a chef salad. For a second, Sandoval wanted to hug that boy and never let go. Those words from an innocent child left him with a warm glow inside. He carefully took the tiny hand into his own, the
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“We live in a great country. This was a way I could show how I feel about our country.”
-Jason Bang, farmer who honored America
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