held on to their seats -- and stacey walker won the only open seat -- that used to belong to linda langston -- before she left for another job.the irony lies in the fact that voters from its current five members back down to three. three.one of the main concerns with the existing board was that they were making more than 100-thousand dollars a year -- and that some people didn't think the supervisor job should not be full time. time.the supervisors were worried that only three

communities to create a farm team and leaders >> reporter: he will represent district 2 after linda langston's resignation and amy how. reducing its environmental impact by turning to renewable energy. reporter joe huisinga shows us how .>> reporter: the share's office is going green by soaking up the sun. their newly finished solar array.>> it was designed to reporter: the huge solar arrays are expected to produce nearly 300,000 kw of energy each year. to put that into perspective, in his 35 year lifespan, that is the same as burning nearly 5 1/2 million pounds of coal. >> it's the right thing to do and it's about leaving a better place for our kids. >> reporter: it's also a good thing for the budget. >> it provides clean energy for the jail without any cost to them. rolling, the county entered a power purchase agreement.>> we consulted eagle point energy and they are selling the power back to the county.>> reporter: they will pay off the project to the price of the normal power bill. in the array is paid off, and savings will skyrocket. it is doing more than keeping on the lights, he keeps t

of set in and it's a wonderful thing, a sign of the progress of to the opportunity to serve. " linda langston resigned her seat as a linn county supervisor earlier this year. president elect donald trump continues to prepare for his new job by holding meetings today at trump tower. he met with south carolina governor nikki haley... former secretary of state henry kissinger... and the prime minister from japan. possibly for the job of secretary of state. the two had a contentious relationship during the election. vice president- elect mike pence spent today with republican congress members in washington d-c. " gov. mike pence - "we're going to move an agenda that's going to rebuild our military, revive our economy." pence also met with nancy pelosi, the current democratic leader in the house, whom he called "a worthy opponent." president obama keeps getting questions continues his final trip overseas as head of state. "i don't expect the president- elect will follow exactly our blueprint or our approach, but my hope is he does not simply take a realpolitik approach and suggest we cut some deal

people of the county and to do so as the first african american elected to the county board. " linda langston resigned her seat as a linn county supervisor earlier this year. even after its massive recall, samsung is still numbe to smartphone sales. those numbers in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9. dakota issued an emergency alert after a scuffle between pipeline demonstrator s and police. there is an ongoing protest going on in downtown bismarck, please avoid the downtown bismarck until and shut down traffic while more than 100 demonstrators occupied the city's business district. officials say one protester attempted to grab an officer's weapon. that's when police decided to notify the public about what was happening with an emergency alert. some protesters say the use of force wasn't justified. people living near the demonstration sites have their own concerns. "we come here in prayer, to pray, to raise awareness, and for them to treat us like that is inhumane." " "we don't have a political side, the pipeline, we just want a safe community." " protesters have been trying to stop the const

held on to their seats -- and stacey walker won the only open seat -- that used to belong to linda langston -- before she left for another job.the irony lies in the fact that voters from its current five members back down to three. three.one of the main concerns with the existing board was that they were making more than 100-thousand dollars a year -- and that some people didn't think the supervisor job should not be full time. time.the supervisors were worried that only three members would make it harder for rural residents to be represented -- and with a heavy democratic voting block in the urban areas -- that it would be hard for any republicans to get elected to the board. board.the voters did overwhelmingly pass a bond measure givng 40-million dollars conservation board to make strides on improving water qual. quality.when it was all over -- the newly elected stacey walker "that means that residents in the county are going to have fewer people representing their interests. it's also going to mean our rural communities arne'g going to have as much of a voice at the table. hopefully we c

with the outgoing linn county supervisor after she filled in march -- linn county supervisor linda langston announced she was resigning early from her position to take another job in washington d-c.she already said she wasn't seeking re-election at the end of the year -- but at that point -- there would be a roughly six month gap where the seat would be vacant.the county decided to put together appoint an interim supervisor to the board -- avoiding a costly special election which would have delayed the decision even longer.former cbs 2 news anchor amy johnson was picked -- and got thrown right into the fire.in her short time on the board -- they passed a minimum wage increase -- dealt with the 2016 flood -- passed a 40 million dollar bond measure -- and had voters decide that the board should be reduced from five members to three.stacey walker has already been sworn in to take week to talk about why it was important to her to not just keep the seat warm -- but to be what she called a "meaningful caretaker" in her short time on the linn county board of supervisors. i was very proud. i did no

board.right now - stacy walker and adam jensen are vying for the spot vacated by former supervisor linda langston. tens of thousands of linn county voters cast their ballots early.according to the auditor's office - more than 45-thousand people requested absentee ballots for this election.as of monday night the auditor's office had received more than 42-thousand. with the steady stream of linn county residents casting ballots - auditor joel miller state - more than 600-thousand iowa voters took advantage of early voting this year. the johnson county auditor says right now is one of the busiest times to go vote as people head to the polls after work.you can reduce your wait time if you come after this peak time.as of three o'clock, about 20-thousand people had voted in the county.there's another 40-thousand absentee we are also tracking races that could upset the balance of power in washington.right now - 246-republicans and 186- democrats make up the u-s house of representatives.one of the hotly contested races we are watching is the battle for iowa's first congressional . district.former cedar r