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WAITSBURG - Waits­burg's City Council was joined by a new face at the August 21 meeting - that of student representative Meara Baker. Baker was sworn in by City Administrator Ran­dy Hinchliffe and, while she won't participate in votes or decision-making, she was encouraged by Mayor Walt Gobel to join in discussions and to act as a liaison be­tween the council and area teens.

Baker, a senior, is the third student from Waitsburg High to serve as a student representative; the first be­ing her brother, Fletcher, in 2011, followed by Logan Dozier in 2012.

Baker said her interest in politics was fir...