Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer has announced that absentee voting for October 8th’s special election is now available. District 5 voters for the Washington County Board of Supervisors special election can now vote early in person at the courthouse or can request an absentee ballot be mailed to them. Absentee ballots must be returned to the auditor’s office or postmarked by October 7th.

The six candidates will take part in a forum sponsored by the Washington Chamber of Commerce on Monday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Public Library. KCII will broadcast the forum live and it will also be streamed live online, right here, at KCIIRadio.com.