There are a few races to watch in Guthrie County during Tuesday’s City Elections. In Bagley, there are five seats open on the City Council, and only four candidates: Deanna Gibson, Jennifer Ingles, Ruth Riley and Jon Shaffer. The fourth will be a Write-In. And, Emily Chapman-Olesen is unopposed in her bid for Mayor. In Bayard, five candidates are running for three seats on the City Council: Tonya Halterman, Kimberly Jorgensen, Christine Kesselring, LeeRoy Wagner, and Tom Warden. Two men are running for Mayor in Bayard: Gary Allen Long, and Brandon Taylor.
In Casey, two Council seats are open, and there are two candidates: Robb Sneller and Stacy Wagner. In Guthrie Center, Dennis Kunkle is running for Mayor. There are three Council seats openings, two of which are for four-year terms, one is to fill a Vacancy for two-years. The Auditor’s Office reports four people have filed to run for election: Chuck Cleveland, Carolyn Masters, Randy Nickel, and Brian Stringer. All four are eligible to the the two-year vacancy. Voters will need to Write-In on the ballot, their third choice for City Council in Guthrie Center.
In Jamaica, LaDonna Kennedy is running for Mayor. Two candidates: Karen Onken and Randall Perkins, are running for three open seats on the Jamaica City Council. A Write-in will fill the third seat. In Menlo, Michael Clarke and David Jacobsen are running for Mayor. Paul Jones and Dorothy Korradi are running for two open Council seats.
In Panora, five people are running for three City Council seats: Tony Barber, Thomas John Flanary, Brian Dorsett, Stan Landon, and Curtis Nepstad Thornberry. And, in Yale, there are four candidates for three City Council seats: John Chase, Mindy L. Fear, Richard Kipp, and Tim Walker.