Area candidates face off in April 3 election
By noon Tuesday, Peabody and Florence city and school positions were filled.
Peabody councilman Edmund Slocombe has filed for mayor. For three open council positions, Steven Rose (I), Mitch Cunningham, and Larry Larsen have filed.
Greg Winn is the only Florence mayoral candidate. Candidates for Florence city council candidates are: ward one: Dan Ludwig (I), Venetia L. Miller, Joe Cleverly and Dorothy Cleverly; and ward two: Gary Nesser and Trayce Warner which is held by Ed Robinson.
Burns City Council candidates are Daniel S. Huls II, Patricia Nystrom, Judith A. Steward, Brent D. Baker, and Susan A. Savage for three open positions. The positions of mayor and treasurer are not up for election this year.
Candidates for USD 398 are: position one: Bruce Burke, Peggy Phillips (I), Roger Elliott, and Barry Peter; position two: Brian McDowell; position three: Gary Jones who currently serves in position two; and position seven (at-large): Anthony Zappone, Jeffrey P. Pohlman, and Gilbert Loewen (I).
USD 408 candidates are: position one: Christopher Sprowls (I); position two: Kathy Meierhoff (I); position three: Ronald Kirkpatrick Jr.; position seven (at-large): Sarah Cope (I).
In other city positions, the following candidates have filed:
— Hillsboro — council: ward one/west, Robert Watson; ward two/east: Matt Hiebert (I) and Shane Marler.
— Marion — mayor: Martin Tice (I), Nick Nickelson, Mary Olson, and David Colburn.
Since there are more than two competing for the office, there will be a primary election Feb. 27. The top two vote-getters then will move on to the general election.
A primary election is required if there is more than twice as many candidates as there are positions.
— Goessel — council: Anton H. Epp, Ricky Freeman (I), James Wiens (I), and Dwayne Duerksen (I). There are three open positions.
— Lincolnville — council: Sherry Pankratz (I) and Dawn Kaiser (I). There are three open positions.
— Tampa — mayor James Clemmer (I); council: Timothy J. Svoboda (I) and Willis Herbel (I). There are three open positions.
— Durham — mayor Glennon Crowther (I); council Verlin Summerfeld, Gary Unruh (I), Steven B. Miller, and Michael Sorensen. There are five open council positions.
— Ramona — mayor: none; council: Nathan Bailey, Edith Smith, Angel Harold (I), Jeanette Goza, Jayme Brunner (I), Arthur Stroda (I), and Kathy Werth (I). There are five open council positions.
— Lehigh — no candidates filed for mayor or five council positions.
— Lost Springs — no candidates filed for mayor or five council positions.
School board candidates:
— USD 397 — position one: Jesse Brunner (currently in position seven); position two: Terry Deines and Mark Heiser; position three: none; position seven (at-large): Kevin Hill and Steven G. Jirak.
— USD 411: position one: Darla Meysing (previously had filed for position seven but withdrew); position two: Maynard Knepp (I); position three: Dan Miller (I); position seven (at-large): Mary Rosfelz (I).
Cottonwood Valley Drainage District: Willard Hett (I), Darvin Markley (I), and John (Rocky) R. Hett (I). Three open positions.
