41.   Bill Byrne, chairman of the county commission, did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment Friday.

42.   Earlier this month, the Walsh and Pembina county commissions declared a drought emergency after two months of little precipitation.

43.   Dowlin is the swing vote on the three-member county commission and had insisted on at least equal payments.

44.   Her designated replacement would be Warren Newell, a Republican on the county commission.

45.   In each county, a county judge, the chairman of the county commission and the local elections supervisor, recounted the votes.

46.   In the past, this page has been critical of city councils and county commissions that make dramatic decisions on the eve of the swearing in of new leaders.

47.   Most of the money goes to locally appointed county commissions, based on birthrates.

48.   NBA boosters hope to avoid a public vote on the plan, which also would require approval of the city council, county commission and the state Legislature.

49.   The Grayson Oaks residents plan to raise their health concerns again at the county commission.