Republican Brad Abell speaks after being sworn in as a Flathead County commissioner on Wednesday, Dec. 30, by District Judge Heidi Ulbricht in Flathead District Court in Kalispell. (Chad Sokol/Daily Inter Lake)
January 1, 2021
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Abell sworn in as Flathead County commissioner
Shortly after he was sworn in as a Flathead County commissioner Wednesday morning, Brad Abell returned to Columbia Falls to work his last day as a heavy-equipment operator for Weyerhaeuser, capping a career with the timber company that has spanned about 29 years and 8 months.