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Candidates look for county seats

FAIRMONT– Eight people in the county are looking to fill three open seats on the Martin County Board of Commissioners during this year’s November election but those eight will be narrowed down to six following the primary election on Aug. 13.

Commissioners vacating the seats include Elliot Belgard from District 1 which covers the cities of Fairmont (Ward 4- Precinct 2), Granada and Truman and the townships of Center Creek, East Chain, Fairmont, Nashville, Pleasant Prairie and Westford. Belgard was first sworn in on Feb. 21, 2012.

Those running for District 1 are Brad Buhmann, Micheal Anderson and Kevin Kristenson.

Kathy Smith’s seat in District 3 will also be open. That district serves the majority of the city of Fairmont including Ward 1- Precinct 1 and 2 and Ward 2- Precinct 1. Smith was first sworn in on Dec. 15, 2015.

Joe Loughmiller and Michael Schutz are running for that seat.

District 5, currently filled by Steve Flohrs, will also be open. That district covers the cities of Fairmont (Ward 4- Precinct 1) Northrop, Ormsby and Trimont and the townships of Cedar, Elm Creek, Fox, Fraser, Galena, Rutland and Waverly. Flohrs was first sworn in on Jan. 2, 2013.

Billeye Rabbe, Tiffany Nelson and Tyler Ask are in the running for that open seat.

The filing period for the county opened on May 21 and closed on June 4. While absentee voting is already open, the primary election will be held on Aug. 13. At that point, residents of District 1 and District 5 will be able to vote to narrow it down to two candidates each for those districts for the general election.

The filling period for the Fairmont City Council, Fairmont School board and other cities and school districts in the county will open up on July 30.

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