Before a nice-sized audience in the main Barton County District Court courtroom Monday morning, new Barton County Commissioner Alicia Straub was sworn in by District Judge Steve Johnson.Straub won her seat on the commission by defeating popular incumbent Ken Lebbin in the primary. She then survived a general election write-in campaign mounted by Lebbin. It was a hard-fought election pitting two worthy contenders, both area natives, against one another.