Patrons of the Exira-EHK School District have four persons on their ballot for the Nov. 5^th School elections. Matthew Jorgensen, Terri Harris, and Joel D. Schlueter are all seeking re-election and will run unopposed. Kevin Wilson has decided not to run for re-election, and Jodee Dixon has filed papers for her seat.

Exira Mayor Mike Huegrich is unopposed. Exira City Council candidates (elect 3) include: Robert Sorensen; Mark A. Paulsen; Clark M. Borkowski, and Isaac Kommes.

Voters in Elk Horn will also decide the fate of a Public Measure asking them to consider raising an existing Hotel/motel tax from the current 5%, to 7%. Elk Horn is one of about three locations in the State with a hotel/motel tax below 7%. A good chunk of the tax revenue (67%), is set aside for tourism/promotions, and “any lawful use.” If approved, the increase will go into effect Jan. 1^st, 2020.

Voters in the Audubon School District will have three candidates for 3 seats on the school board: Christine Konkler; Mark Nissen, and Joni Madsen. Mayor Barb Jacobsen is unopposed. The two candidates for City Council (elect 2) are Jacob Murray and Andrew Grabill. Audubon voters will also act on approving a new, 7% hotel/motel tax, half the funds from which would be used for cultural and other projects, while the remainder for any lawful purpose.

Voters in the Adair-Casey School District have two candidates for a two-seat Director’s seat: Randy Carney and Dallas Dinkla. In the Coon Rapids-Bayard School District, six candidates are vying for four At-Large seats on the School Board: Jessica Chrystal; Timothy Owen Lee; Kyler South; Jeff Andersen; Jason Rosenbeck, and Theresa Gelhaus. Voters residing in Audubon County have no unopposed candidates in the CAM School District, where Julie Williamson is the incumbent in the North District, and Michael Plagman is running for the South District.

There are three At-Large seats on the Guthrie Center School Board, and three candidates: Tim Benson, Wanda Knobbe, and Wilma Stetzel. And, there are no opposed candidates in the IKM-Manning School District, where Zachary J. Meiners is running for At-Large, David Heller is the candidate for At-Large 2-A, Roger E. Rasmussen is running for At-Large 2-B, and Beth C. Williams is the lone candidate for Director, DD-1A.

Elsewhere in Audubon County:

Cally Christensen is unopposed for Mayor, and there are three candidates running for three City Council seats, in Brayton: Tanya Marshall, Steve Fister & Steven L. Sykes. In Gray, there are no candidates for Mayor. Val Woodrum, Samuel Wendl and Penny Schmidt are running for the three City Council seats, in Gray. In Kimballton, there are two candidates for Mayor: Glen Hoegh, and Millette Shores. There are also five candidates for two City Council seats: Ramadasa Jivatma; Peggy Mortensen; Joanie Heuton; Justin Larsen, and Carol Hartvigsen.

The polls are open from 7-a.m. Tuesday until 8-p.m. Voting sites are at the Audubon Agri-Hall for those persons residing in Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, IKM-Manning Schools, and the cities of Audubon and Gray. The Exira Rec Center is the polling place for Audubon County eligible voters in the Exira-EHK, Guthrie, Adair-Casey, CAM and Atlantic School Districts, along with the cities of Exira, Kimballton and Brayton.