By Jana Peterson
Pine Knot News
Failure to appear
In county attorney's absence, assistant attorneys carry on
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Thom Pertler
Longtime Carlton County Attorney Thom Pertler essentially stopped going to work not long after his loss to challenger Lauri Ketola in the Nov. 6 General Election.
His absence is due to medical reasons, Pertler told the Pine Knot News via telephone last week, adding that it was a private matter and he hoped people would respect his family's privacy.
Pertler appointed Assistant County Attorney Jeffrey Boucher as "acting county attorney" on Nov. 13, a week after the election.
Carlton County Auditor/Treasurer Paul Gassert said he became aware that Pertler was not keeping regular office hours at th...
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