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In the suit, Scheffler alleges Franzen made false statements about him to multiple people, causing property owners to remove his campaign signs and undermining hundreds of hours of work.

Jon Lubke and Robin Sylvester are competing for the District 2 seat, while Rosemary Franzen and Troy Scheffler square off to represent District 4 - both districts are in the Echo Journal coverage area

Commissioner Rosemary Franzen, a four-term County Board member and retired school district employee, and Troy Scheffler, a Merrifield resident and frequent county government critic, are competing for a seat in the boardroom.

Commissioner Bill Brekken asked Chairman Doug Houge to address Troy Scheffler ahead of his comments. Scheffler, whose most frequent target as of late is the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, filed last month to challenge four-term Commissioner Rosemary Franzen to represent District 4.

A unified and self-sufficient county that doesn’t feel the need to take marching orders from the state is a goal, according to Scheffler’s release.

Any content created on a social media account managed by a governmental body is generally considered public information and part of the government record, according to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The sheriff’s office faces another potential problem arising from the matter: violations of the First Amendment rights of anyone whose comments were deleted from the page.