CACHE COUNTY – In the week since the announcement of County Executive David Zook’s pending retirement from that office, four candidates have queued up to replace him in the Republican Special Election set for Thursday, Sept. 11.

Those candidates are Dirk Anderson, Craig Anhder, Micah Safsten and Rhyan Dockter.

Anderson has more than 15 years experience in financial affairs for local, county and state governments in Utah, Alaska and California. Most recently, he has served as chief deputy to Zook, who will resign from office on Monday, Sept. 8.

Anhder is a football coach at Green Canyon High School in North Logan.

Currently a member of the staff of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Safsten’s previous experience includes two years as a senior policy analyst for the Cache County C

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