75¢ COLBY Thursday July 31, 2014 Volume 125, Number 119 Serving Thomas County since 1888 8 pages FFREEREE PPRESSRESS ‘Represent’ lines drawn in county By Heather Alwin Sowers was absent for some Colby Free Press time after suffering a disabling in-
[email protected] jury in 2012. Sowers said he has enjoyed his Republican voters in east- eight years on the county com- ern Thomas County will decide mission, and he has a heart for the whether incumbent commissioner people he represents. He said he Byron Sowers or challenger Lon- wants to make sure his constitu- nie Wilson will move on to the ents’ money is being spent proper- general election, where the win- ly and that laws and guidelines are ner of the primary contest will run being followed properly. Before without a Democratic opponent. serving on the commission, Sow- Sowers took office in 2007 and ers also served on local boards in- is finishing his second four-year cluding the North Randall Town- term. He represents the commis- ship board and as president of the sion on the Northwest Kansas Farm Bureau board. Local Environmental Protection Wilson says he has served on Group and, on behalf of the com- several other area boards. He is mission, has attended many meet- a member of the state Sorghum ings of a group opposing protec- tion for the lesser prairie chicken. See “COUNTY,” Page 2 Feasting and fun at Fair Dems seek some changes By Sam Dieter well as for secretary of state, at- Colby Free Press torney general and state treasurer.