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Chairwoman of Moose Lake School Board Sentenced for DWI Charge

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Chairwoman of Moose Lake School Board Sentenced for DWI Charge

February 11, 2013 Updated Feb 11, 2013 at 2:25 PM CDT

(NNCNOW.com) -- The chairwoman of the Moose Lake School Board has been sentenced to her third drunken driving charge in six years.

59-year-old Kristine Lyons, will spend 29 days in the Carlton County Jail and due to a staggered sentence, Lyons will report back to for a Review Hearing on September 9, 2013 and serve another 30 days.

As part of the sentence, Lyons can not drink alcohol and must attend Alcoholics Anonymous.

Lyons will also pay a fine of $1,615.

Lyons was arrested on August 15, 2012 and charged with two counts of second-degree driving while impaired.

Lyons was convicted of one count of second-degree driving while impaired, while her other charge of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, was dismissed.

Due to an amended plea, she faced a conviction of DWI.

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