Swearing-in ceremony for county is Monday

COEUR d'ALENE — The swearing-in ceremony for the newly-elected Kootenai County officials will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Rooms 1A and 1B of the County Administration Building. The public is invited.

The officials to be sworn in will be: Bob Bingham, commissioner (District 3); Chris Fillios, commissioner (District 2); Barry McHugh, prosecutor; and Ben Wolfinger, sheriff.

Bingham, a Republi-can, defeated Russell McLain, an Independent, in November's general election. Wolfinger, a Republican, defeated Democrat Tina Kunishige. Fillios and McHugh, both Republicans, ran unopposed.

For more information, call 446-1600 or email [email protected].