Sheriff's candidates tackle county issues

For the past several weeks, the Sweetwater County Library System has hosted a series of political forums to allow local residents the chance listen to candidates discuss their platforms in a handful of local races.

While there has been a positive turnout for most of the forums, perhaps the biggest crowd was on hand Monday night at the White Mountain Library in Rock Springs to listen to the three candidates running for Sweetwater County Sheriff.

Incumbent Republican Sheriff Rich Haskell, Democrat and Rock Springs Police Chief Mike Lowell and Independent and Sweetwater County Emergency Managemen...