Election briefs: Connell City Council

Lee Barrow has a 33-vote lead in the race for the at-large Position 4 on the Connell City Council.

According to preliminary results, Barrow, a Franklin County Sheriff's Office detective, had 160 votes, or 56 percent of those counted Tuesday.

His opponent, Esther Daza-Bailie, a Connell High School counselor, had 127 votes, or 44 percent.

Barrow has said the city needs to place more signs along Highway 395 to attract people into Connell.

Daza-Bailie has said she intends to strengthen the city's connections to groups such as the chamber of commerce to help promote the city.

In Franklin County, about 800 ballots have yet to be counted. The county sent out 23,903 ballots and received 6,823 as of Tuesday.

Results will be next updated Friday, and be certified by Nov. 24.