Election Day Tuesday in the listening area features several races to watch in Guthrie County. In Bagley, where there are two city council seats open, Emily Chapman-Olesen, Kristi S. Irving and Vickie Sellers are the contenders. In Casey, there’s a three-way race for Mayor, where incumbent Forrest P. Schnobrich is running against David L. Kuster, Sr., and Barry Chalfant. There’s also six people running for three seats on the Casey City Council.

Names on the ballot will include Cris Ketchum, Nicholas Lindberg, Travis Peterson, Clair Richard Richter, Bruce Vorm, and Bret M. Wedemeyer. Voters in Casey also get to decide on Public Measure A, which asks if the Mayor’s term in office shall be two-years instead of 4, and, Public Measure B, which asks if the Library Board should be comprised of five members, with two members being non-residents of Casey, and the other three residents of the community.

In Guthrie Center, there are five candidates for three city council seats, including: Patrick Halsey; Michael A. Herbert; Carolyn J. Masters; Ian Steensen, and William T. Wagner. The situation is nearly the same In Menlo, with five candidates for three city council seats. On the ballot is Shannon M. Behnken, Michael J. Culver, Deanna L. Harwood, Dorothy Korradi, and Troy L. Miller. Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Panora City Council, including Andy Carson, Ryan M. Ketelsen, Kim Smith, and Rachel Vogel.

The only race of real interest in Shelby County, comes in the City of Shelby itself, where five persons, including Incumbents Sheila Rihner and Bob Richmond, along with Jackie Hursey, Doyle Gilland, and Kathie Pitt, have filed to run for three open seats the City Council.