By JEFF LAMPE
For The Weekly Post
While there are no major national positions to decide in the upcoming April 1 consolidated election, the ballots for Knox, Fulton and Peoria counties show a fair number of contested races.
Several of those are in Princeville, where races for village president, village trustee and township supervisor are up for grabs. Current village president Jeff Troutman faces a challenge from Rick Pope, who is currently a village trustee. Four candidates are running for three seats on the Village Board: Branden Curtis, Teresa Gilroy, Steven Potter and Spencer Wilson. Gilroy and Potter are incumbents.
The race for Princeville Township supervisor features Kathy Humphries against write-in candidate Terry Rasmussen. Humphries last year filled the position vacated by Summer Rice, who took a full-time job with the Princeville School District.
The only contested school board election in The Weekly Post area is at Farmington CUSD 265, where six candidates are vying for three spots. Candidates are incumbents Dustin Blunier, Keith Depperman and Daniel Gorsuch and challengers Allison Smith, Ann Riccioni and Chris Darsham. Farmington’s support staff and teachers have a meet-the-candidates event on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Farmington High School auditorium.
On the other side of the spectrum, the school board election in Brimfield has just two candidates running for four spots, Ashlee Stabler and Stephen Updyke.
And three candidates are running for four trustee spots for the Princeville Township Board: Ray Delbridge, Timothy Connolly and Alec DeBord.
In Elmwood, five candidates are vying for four trustee spots on the Elmwood Township Board. They include incumbents William Atwood, Ronald “Gene” Gibson and Brian Windish and challengers Mark Davis and Kenneth Howard.
Salem Township also shows contested races, with incumbent Chris Bewley facing a challenge from Ken Vallas for supervisor. And five candidates are running for four spots as Salem Township trustee: incumbents Norlyn McCormick, Paul Noe and Dennis Mohn and newcomers Jeffrey Johnson and Mark Kieswetter.
Five candidates are seeking election for four trustee spots on the Maquon Township Board. Candidates include incumbents David Mason II, Janet Thurman and Todd Mason along with Janet Thurman and Aaron Taylor.
Finally, four candidates are running for two six-year terms as Illinois Central College trustees: Gale Thetford, Christine Bare-Kemper, Diane Unes Lamb and Kim Armstrong.
As part of a growing trend, some races have no candidates.
Races with no candidates include the assessor position in Farmington and Elmwood townships; Jubilee Township tax collector; Hanna City Park District commissioner; Salem Township highway commissioner; one two-year position for the Williamsfield Public Library District; and several races for Regional Board of School Trustees positions.
Here are candidates in non-contested races, listed by county.
PEORIA COUNTY
Village of Brimfield
• President – Danny Fishel
• Trustee, Two-year term – Charles Christy; Four-year term – Michael Meinders, Allison Porter and Roderick Gilles.
City of Elmwood
• Mayor – Andrew Almasi
• Clerk – Bethany Lovingood
• Treasurer – Bonnie Beal
• Alderman, Ward One – Tim Teel; Ward Two – Julie Davis; Ward Three – Kristen Strom
Village of Hanna City
• President – Anthony Fryxell
• Trustee – Chris Johnson, Zachery Siadek and Eric Miller.
Village of Princeville
• Clerk – Sarah Cordis
Akron Township
• Supervisor – Floyd Streitmatter
• Clerk – Samuel Martin
• Road commissioner – Jeffrey Streitmatter
• Trustee – Stan Schick, Steve Schaffer, Alan Knobloch and Gale Stoller
Brimfield Township
• Supervisor – Anthony Karl
• Clerk – Michele Karl
• Tax collector – M. Carroll Carroll
• Road commissioner – Joseph Coyle
• Trustee – Richard Carroll, August Schaub, Matthew Cox and Robert Scherler
Elmwood Township
• Supervisor – Connie Davis
• Clerk – Diana Hall
• Highway commissioner – David Wagner
Jubilee Township
• Supervisor – Stephen Garnett
• Clerk – Robin Forney
• Road commissioner – Tom Heinz
• Trustee – Everett Brandt, Jeffrey Carter Jr., Matt Gillespie and Karla Smith
Kickapoo Township
• Supervisor – John Thompson
• Clerk – Jamie Johnson
• Assessor – Julianne McIntyre
• Collector – Robert Barth
• Road commissioner – Daniel Kelch
• Trustee – Alan Kelch, James Kyle, Jeff Binder and Martin Gensler
Millbrook Township
• Supervisor – Danny Powell
• Clerk – Teresa Joyce
• Tax collector – Karen Megan
• Road commissioner – Matthew Perham
• Trustee – R. Andy Carroll, Douglas Whittaker, Travis Wheat and Jerry Weistart
Princeville Township
• Clerk – Diane Menold
• Tax collector – Mary DeBord
• Road commissioner – Darrel Fuchs
Rosefield Township
• Supervisor – Greg Bledsoe
• Clerk – Martin May
• Highway commissioner – Matt Windish
• Trustee – Darrin Maue, Dennis Homan, Jim Zinser and Kendall Stahl
Trivoli Township
• Supervisor – Eric Stanley
• Clerk – Patricia “Trish” Deppermann
• Road commissioner – David R. Eberley Jr.
• Trustee – Steve Bucco, Joseph Gronewold, Josh Harding and Reid Harman
Brimfield/Milbrook
Multi Township
• Assessor – Starla Yelm
Brimfield Public Library Dist.
• Trustee, Two-year term – Natalie Zeman; Four-year term – Holly More, Pamela Fabish and Charles Barton
Morrison & Mary Wiley
Library
• Trustee – Harold Jehle, Pam Paige and Doug Whitney
Farmington Public Library
(Also on Fulton Co. ballot)
• Trustee – Maggie Connell, Kristi Gronewold, Linda Bearden and Nicholas Hoffmann
Lillie M. Evans Library
• Trustee – Diane Smith, Daniel Sullivan and Deborah Jo Givens
Williamsfield Pub. Library
• Trustee, Four-year term – Courtney Newell; Six-year term – Robert Haugland and Ashley Little
Williamsfield CUSD 210
Board of Education
• Member – Rachel Tucker, Paul Bosnich III, Samuel Cain and Wes Wrage
Elmwood CUSD 322
Board of Education
• Member, Four-year term – Grant Strom, Kathleen “Katie” Vaughan and Angie Agan (write-in)
Princeville CUSD 326
Board of Education
• Member, Four-year term – Grant DeBord, Michael Harmon and Jeremy Duckworth
Regional School Board
(Peoria County)
• Member – Byron Sondgeroth
Regional School Board
(Henderson, Knox, Mercer
and Warren counties)
• Member – Thomas Kordewick
FULTON COUNTY
City of Farmington
• Mayor – Kenn Stufflebeam
• Clerk – Christi Garlish
• Alderperson, Ward 1 – Nathan Fleming; Ward 2 – David Rose; Ward 3 – Jeni Crusen
Farmington Township
• Supervisor – Timothy Haley
• Clerk – Sandra Horn
• Highway commissioner – Joseph Ferretti
• Trustee – Linda Bearden, Kevin Wyant, Paul Balagna and Jessica Slater
Regional School Board
(Fulton, Hancock, Schuyler
and McDonough counties)
• Member – Sally Bair
KNOX COUNTY
Village of Williamsfield
• Trustee – Kyle Gibbs, Lucas Leckrone and Dylan Tucker
Village of Yates City
• President – Mark Hostetler
• Trustee – Ron Smith, Thomas Kinzer and Matthew Ehens
• Trustee, Two-year term – Vonda Brinker
Elba Township
• Supervisor – Roger Newell
• Clerk – Phillip Goedeke
• Highway commissioner – Roland Ekstrand
• Trustee – Paul LaFollette, David Lynn, Julie Newell and Lora Ramp
Persifer Township
• Supervisor – Patricia Asbury
• Clerk – Ann Collopy
• Highway commissioner – Milo Gibbs
• Trustee – Jason Beard, Rex Gibbs, John Lindberg and Travis McGarry
Salem Township
• Clerk – Joyce Warner
Truro Township
• Supervisor – Sandra Wilkie
• Clerk – Jordan Newell
• Highway commissioner – Edwards Lewis
• Trustee – Curtis Howerton, Tim Lynn, Larry Mattson and Randy Newell
Elba-Salem Park District
• Commissioner – Christine Bewley, Wayne Wrage, Levi Carr and Ryan Armbright
Salem Twp. Public Library
• Trustee – Dixie Marsh, Janet Davis, McKenzie Wilson
