Thirty years ago, Christmas came early -- and from Korea -- for Myron, Debbie, Kristen, and Kara.

For more information, read the Looking Back column in the Dec. 18 issue of the Jordan Independent. Read it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to www.jordannews.com/subscribe.

Thirty years ago, Tom Rees defeated incumbent state Rep. Ted Suss in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 36B race.

For more information, read the Looking Back column in the Nov. 20 issue of the Jordan Independent. Read it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to www.jordannews.com/subscribe.

Here's a collection of photos from the week of Nov. 6, 2008. You can buy them at jordannews.smugmug.com.

For the second election in a row in House District 35B, DFL candidate Taylor Kristoffe-Jones of Savage failed to unseat Republican state representative Mark Buesgens of Jordan, a five-term incumbent.

Buesgens won with 62 percent.

“I’ve always run on principles and over a decade they haven’t changed,”
he said. “I tried to be honest with whom I am and what I’m about and
people have responded to that fairly consistently.”

This year, the Jordan Independent offered you the fastest coverage of local election races. This week, your local newspaper will tell you who voters in the city and four surrounding townships chose office. Here's how to find the results for the election race in which you are interested:

- Pete Ewals won the mayoral seat on the Jordan City Council. He ran against incumbent Ron Jabs and fellow challenger Daniel Elke. See the story at http://www.jordannews.com/news/breaking-news-alert/ewals-shaw-velishek-a....

Although Democrat Barack Obama was the nation’s choice for
president, residents of Scott County would have preferred John McCain be
installed in the Oval Office as 55 percent of voters here cast their ballots for the
Republican ticket as opposed to 44 percent for Obama.

Voters said no to an operating referendum for Jordan Public Schools by a vote of 2,687 to 1,791, a 20 percent margin.

- In Jordan Precinct 1, residents cast 810 votes against the question and 701 for it.

- In Jordan Precinct 2, residents cast 536 votes against the question and 445 for it.

- In Helena Township, residents cast 85 against the question and 39 for it.

- In St. Lawrence Township, residents cast 189 votes against the question and 85 for it.

- In Sand Creek Township, residents cast 501 votes against the question and 250 for it.

Here's how Sand Creek Township voted:

Sand Creek Town Board

Leslie Thill (i), 659 

Sand Creek Town clerk

Rita Tauer (i), 687

Jordan Public Schools referendum

No, 250

Yes, 501

Minnesota House of Representatives District 35B

Mark Buesgens (i), 589

Taylor Kristoffe-Jones, 250