Five people to run for three spots on school board

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

Voters will have a bevy of choices for local elections when they head to the polls in November. 

The final day to register to be on the ballot for local elections was on Tuesday. Aug. 13. Many of the local elections have more people running than positions available, which isn’t always the case in local elections. 

Among the most hotly contest races will be for three spots available on the Henning School Board. Five people have filed for election including incumbents Kim Haugen and Rod Thalmann. They will be joined on the ballot by Kathryn Haberer, Casey Johnson and Stephen Springer. 

Longtime school board chair Reed Reinbold did not file for re-election this year. 

Each of the three seats up for election on the Henning School Board will be for a term of four years.

In Henning, two people have filed for a two-year term as Henning Mayor. One term incumbent Robert Johnson did not file for re-election, but Sarah Booker and current city councilman Jesse Hermanson both filed to be on the ballot for the position. 

Incumbents Scott Hart and Travis Nelson both filed for re-election to one of two spots on the Henning City Council. They will be joined on the ballot by Cally Anderson. Both seats on the city council will be for a term of four years. 

In Ottertail, three people have filed for a two-year position as mayor. Longtime incumbent Ron Grobeck will be joined on the ballot by William Layman and current city councilwoman Janet Hill.

Current city councilman Michael Windey filed for re-election for a four-year term in Ottertail. He will be the only person on the ballot for the two seats on the city council.

No filings have been reported to the Secretary of State office for the City of Deer Creek. There is one mayor position and two city council positions up for election in November.