Candidates running for the city/school election in November have been released in Adair and Guthrie Counties.
According to the Adair County Auditor’s Office, there is a contested race for the Stuart City Council with five individuals for three seats. Those candidates include Zach Ingwers, Trevor Nelson, Alan Bovee, Angie Capps, and Kristina Renslow, and there is no one seeking re-election. There is also a contested race for the position of mayor in Stuart, with John Gulbranson and current Council member Cory Kirkpatrick running for the seat. The Auditor’s Office says for the Greenfield City Council, there are four people for three seats. Those candidates are incumbents Jeff Clayton and Rita Eble, along with newcomers Carl Faust and Nathan Hubenka.
There are also several non-contested city elections in Adair County, including the City of Adair, where incumbent Joanne Byars is seeking reelection for mayor, while Paul Gettler is also seeking reelection for one of the two seats up for election on the Adair City Council. According to the Auditor’s Office, Gettler was the only candidate to file for Adair City Council. In Greenfield, running for Mayor to fill a vacancy is Brian Fox.
According to the Guthrie County Auditor’s Office, contested races are occurring for City Councils in several towns, including Casey, where Jennifer Geren-Penton, LeRoy Hall, Cody Sheeder and Tyler Stolk are running for two positions that are up for election.
Non-contested races in Guthrie County include the seat of Guthrie Center mayor, where Mike Herbert runs for reelection, and Panora City Council, where Roger Dorr, Brian Dorsett and Blake Michelsen all run for reelection. Guthrie Center’s City Council also sees uncontested races, as Carolyn Masters runs for reelection, while Erica Finster runs as a newcomer for the two spots that will be on the ballot.
In the school board elections in Guthrie County, all three positions open on the Panorama School Board have candidates running unopposed for re-election with Heidi Clark, Clint Deardorff and Mark Cates. The West Central Valley School Board also has non-contested elections with three seats looking at re-election for Mike Dickson, Dustin Foster and Jeff Dudley, while Ashley Miller seeks to be elected for the first time to the fourth seat up for election this year. West Central Valley has a seven member School Board.
On the Adair – Casey School Board, Blair Carney, Amanda Bireline and Lindsay Dinkla are running for reelection, and for the Guthrie Center School Board, Kris Langgaard is running for reelection, along with Adam Franzeen as a newcomer, both running unopposed.
City Council and mayoral positions for towns in Guthrie County can be found in this story online at raccoonvalleyradio.com.
Adair
Mayor: Joanne Byars
City Council (vote for 2): Paul Gettler (only candidate)
Bagley
Mayor: Amanda Waltz
City Council (vote for 2): Janet Bennett, Deanna Gibson, Steven Joy
Bayard
Mayor: Thomas Wardyn
City Council (vote for 3): Arnold Kesselring, Nathan McAlister, Jessica Pruter, Shelby Richards, Andrew Stringer
Casey
Mayor: Bruce Vorm
City Council (vote for 2): Jennifer Geren-Penton, LeRoy Hall, Cody Sheeder, Tyler Stolk
Guthrie Center
Mayor: Mike Herbert
City Council (vote for 2): Erica Finster, Carolyn Masters
Jamaica
No candidates for mayor or City Council
Menlo
Mayor: Steve Renslow
City Council (vote for 2): Gary Foresman, James Jones
Stuart
Mayor (vote for 1): John Gulbranson, Cory Kirkpatrick
City Council (vote for 3): Zach Ingwers, Trevor Nelson, Alan Bovee, Kristina Renslow, Angie Capps
Yale
Mayor: Beverly Louk
Council (vote for 3): Clint Deardorff (only candidate)
Council to fill vacancy (vote for 2): Diane Chase (only candidate)