Northwest Iowa — Candidates who want to run for city and school positions had to have their papers in last week. We told you who is running in Osceola and O’Brien counties last week. Now it’s time to tell you who’s running in Sioux and Lyon counties.
In Sioux County, we’ll start with the community of Alton, where Dan Vande Griend is running unopposed for mayor. Terri Vander Pol, Harlan Jorgensen, and Travis John Plathe are running unopposed for the Alton City Council.
In Boyden, Laryl Koerselman is running unopposed for mayor. Austin Loges and Stacie Damstra are running unopposed for the Boyden City Council.
For Chatsworth mayor, Gregory Alan Arens is running unopposed. There are five seats open on the Chatsworth City Council. Only three people filed papers to be one of those five. They are Bekki Baker, Robert Baker, and Clifford Puhl.
No one filed papers to run for the Granville Mayor position, so, presumably, the winner will be a write-in. Meanwhile, there will be an actual race for Granville Council. Three people filed papers for two available seats. They are Christopher Hunt, James Wynia, and Joyce Murphy.
There is apparently a lot of interest in the Hawarden City Council positions. Only three seats are available. Nine people are running. They are Kevin Warner, Amy Cason, Douglas J. Koob, Maria Camacho, Patricia Anderson, Monte Harvey, Robert Jay Bak, Jerry Wilson, and Robert Klocke. Hawarden voters will also vote for hospital trustees.
One person is running unopposed for Hospers’ mayor’s position. It is Dannie J. Dykstra. Two seats are available on the Hospers City Council, but only Michael Thompson filed papers.
In Hull, four people are vying for three seats on the council. They are Ryan D. Beukelman, Les Van Roekel, John Emerick, and Eric D. Rankin.
Kent L. Hoogland is running unopposed for Ireton’s mayor chair. There’s a race for Ireton’s City Council. Two seats are available, and there are four people running. They are Jim Marco, Brett Buyert, Gerad Gradert, and Pamela J Lewis.
Two people want to be Matlock’s mayor. They are David Phillips and Charles Schwebach. Three people are running for three available positions on the council there, they are Jo Stegemann, Lori Hoven, and Carol Fliear. One person is also running to fill one vacancy on the council. That’s Lance De Jong.
In Maurice, Randy Hoekstra is running unopposed for mayor. There are two positions available on the Maurice City Council, but only one person filed for the positons — William Korver.
Orange City Mayor Deb De Haan is unopposed for her position. Rod De Boer and Steve Roesner are also running unopposed for two seats on the council. Orange City residents will also vote for hospital trustees.
There are four people running for three available seats on the Rock Valley City Council. They are Dale Kooima, Charlene Granstra, Jeremy Van’t Hul and Rod De Kam.
In Sioux Center, three people are running for three positions on their council. They are John Brantsen, Jennifer Vermeer, and Randy Vreugdenhil.
In school races, we’ll start with Boyden-Hull, where there are two people running for two postions on the Board of Education. They are Mark Nilles and Gina Woelber.
It’s the same story at MOC-Floyd Valley, with two people running for two postions. They are Mere Reyes and Christine Koerselman.
For the Rock Valley School Board, four people are vying for three at-large positions. They are Mike M. Suter,
Steven Van Den Top, Shelli Rens, and Jacob Brosamle.
It’s the same thing for the Sioux Center Community School District. Four people there are running for three positions. They are Jerod Work, LoriAnne Andersen, Nathan Bullock, and Yeabsira Doornink.
In the West Sioux School District, Russell Coons is running unopposed for District 1, and Gary Donald Witt is running unopposed for District 2. Two people are vying for one at-large seat. They are Ken Koch and Travis Dean Waterman.
Since Northwest Iowa Community College is in Sioux County, they will be compiling the results of that election. Three people are running unopposed. For District 1, it’s Cynthia Porter. For District 4 it’s Steve Loshman, and for District 7 it’s Larry Hoekstra.
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In Lyon County, we’ll start with the City of Alvord. Mayor Mark Nagel is running unopposed, as are Sam Metzger and Dennis Thielvoldt for the city council. There is actually one council position and an additional one position to fill a vacancy open, but no one filed papers for either of those positions.
In Doon, two incumbents are running for three available positions on the City Council. They are councilmembers Arlys Rozeboom and Les Vander Tuin.
Five people want to be on the George City Council, but only two positions are available. Running are incumbent Carola Oehmsen Vivian, and challengers John Grotluschen, Bobby Gruis, Lucius Johnson, and Jack Smith.
Five people also want to be on the Inwood City Council, where there are three seats open. Candidates include incumbent Kyle Knobloch and challengers Richard G. Halma, Jordyn Huyser, Rick Rozeboom, and Mark D. Timmerman.
Larchwood Mayor Dean Snyders is running unopposed. Four people are running for two available seats on the City Council. They are incumbents Mike Metzger and Ted Underberg and challengers Ned Hodgson and Shane Reinke.
Lester Mayor Daniel Gerber is also running unopposed. Two people are vying for two positions on the council. They are incumbent Lance Boote and Erika Kellenberger.
One person is running for the Little Rock Mayor position. It is Alex Wiertzema. Three people are running for two available chairs on the Little Rock City Council. They are incumbent Diane Peters and challengers Shannon Lloyd and Thomas Schilling.
And in Rock Rapids, Mayor Jason Chase is running unopposed, as are councilmembers Cody Hoefert and Ed Reck. There is also a race to fill a vacancy. Roland (Rollie) Vander Lee has been filling that position in the interim and is now running for the seat against challenger Richard Reitsma.
As far as Lyon County Schools —
Two people are running for two terms on the Central Lyon Board of Education. Both are incumbents. They are Keri Davis and Scott E. Postma. Voters will also be voting on a Revenue Purpose Statement and a purpose agreement for Physical Plant and Equipment — or PPEL — funds.
Two people are also running for two available terms at George-Little Rock. They include Andrea Johnson for District 2 and incumbent Kristi Landis for District 3.
At West Lyon, there are two races for the school board. For District 1, Vincent Smith faces Tanner Tracy. For District 2, incumbent Jennifer Jenson faces challenger Melissa Rozeboom. In District 5, Alexander Hage is running unopposed. West Lyon voters will also vote whether to approve a Revenue Purpose Statement.
This Tuesday is the withdrawal deadline for candidates who have decided not to run.
