Following a months-long application process and an intense day of interviews Tuesday, Kelsey Baker was named the Kandiyohi County Board's choice for the county's next administrator. For the past five years, Baker has served as the administrator for Swift County, and it was that experience that put Baker above the other two finalists.
Kandiyohi County and the city of Willmar are holding a joint public information meeting on redistricting. Both the city council wards and county commissioner districts have to be redrawn to equally distribute the population following the 2020 Census.