Three Contested Races in Atchison County
01/23/2013

(KAIR) -- Three races will be contested April 2nd in Atchison County.

Incumbent Lancaster Mayor Tim Callahan will face off against challenger Thad Damon.

Position five for USD 377 school board in Effingham will have incumbent Steve Meeks take on challenger Rick Vanderweide .

For USD 409 in Atchison, three at-large seats are up for grabs, with incumbents Dr. John Eplee, Carrie Sowers and Diane Liebsch and challenger Reverend Clarence Hauk vying for the seats.

Also, Tana Hoffman is running unopposed in the election in Position five at USD 377, currently held by Cindy Ladd, who did not file for re-election, while Jeff Martin is running un-opposed for re-election.

Atchison City Commissioners Rita Hartman, Larry Purcell and Mayor Allen Reavis are running unopposed, however, in the Commission format; the top two vote-getters get four-year terms while the third place finisher gets a two-year term.

In city council races in Atchison County, the mayor and five council seats are up for grabs, with the exception of Lancaster, who passed an ordinance to have a Mayor and two seats in their council.

David Spain and Gilbert Burton are running for those posts.

New faces may be joining the Effingham City Council as Todd Eckert and Amy Parton are looking to join incumbents Mark Hurst, Kirk Kleopper and Kirk Wohlgemuth, while Mayor Jim Potts is running unopposed.

In Huron, only Brenda Merrill filed for re-election, meaning that the remaining four seats are up for election via write-in.

The deadline for voter registration for this election is 5pm, March 12th.


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