Doing his civic duty

Chase Pederson didn't picture himself as a politician.

After graduating from CHS in 2017 and Bismarck State College in 2019 with his A.S. degree in Agriculture Industry and Technology (Agronomy), Pederson eased into a new job at Wholesale Ag Products as a Sales Agronomist.

But when the seat for Ward 1 (south of Main St.) opened up on the Carrington City Council with the resignation of Greg Edland,...