FREE ISANTI-CHISAGOISANTI-CHISAGO SaveS money. Win money. www.minnco.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 VOL. 114 NO. 33 COUNTYSTAR.COM HOT RODS: Annual Isanti car show draws huge crowds. PAGE 8 & COUNTYSTAR.COM Cambridge council race narrowed to four BY BILL STICKELS III
[email protected] A slow, but steady stream of voters fi led into Cambridge City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11 to cast their votes in the city’s second-ever Primary Election, with the results narrowing the fi eld of candidates for city council down from seven to four. And once all of the in-person ZiebarthZiebarth IversonIverson ballots and most of the absentee ballots were counted, both incum- bents appear to be moving on to the general election. Mark Ziebarth, who previously served on the council in the 1990s, was the top vote-getter with 447 (29.82%). Current council member Lisa Iverson came in second with 256 votes (17.08%). In third place is Schibilla Morin Tom Schibilla, who garnered 232 votes (15.48%). In fourth place is current council member Joe Morin, who received 173 votes (11.54%), which is just 10 votes ahead of Barbara Schumann’s 163 (10.87%). Brandy Herbst (117 votes, 7.81%) and David Redfi eld (111 votes, 7.40%) rounded out the fi eld. BILL STICKELS III | COUNTY STAR State law states any absentee ballots that are postmarked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz presented the city of North Branch with an offi cial proclamation honoring by election day (Aug. 11) must also be counted. Therefore, on North Branch and 22 other communities as a “Telecommuter Forward Community” during a press confer- the off-chance there are 11 more absentee ballots still yet to be ence at North Branch City Hall on Friday, Aug.