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DEER MEADOWS-Jeff Barden may be an "outsider" compared to many of the other candidates running for Sheriff, but the Deer Park native who is moving here full-time at the end of the year regardless of election outcome feels that's just what's needed in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office right now.

Barden is running for Sheriff after considering a push for the position for a decade. The current King County Sheriff's Office sergeant said new blood at LCSO coupled with his experience in law enforcement can help ease reported dysfunction within the organization.

"If folks feel more comfortable...