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Olson and Sebert together again
One of the more intriguing results of Tuesday's election will be the reunification of Mel Olson and Lou Sebert. The two men are former state lawmakers whose respective legislative careers overlapped f...
Posted on 6/3/09 at 5:10 AM
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Olson ousts Lepke in council race; Kriese and Putnam win board seats

Olson ousts Lepke in council race; Kriese and Putnam win board seats Mel Olson ousted Allen Lepke in the Ward 1 Mitchell City Council race Tuesday, while incumbent Neil Putnam and newcomer Theresa Kriese each won a spot on the Mitchell Board of Education.

By Seth Tupper , June 03, 2009

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Kriese, Putnam win school board seats

Theresa Kriese and Neil Putnam were the top-two vote-getters in today's Mitchell Board of Education election. They each won three-year terms.

June 02, 2009

Olson wins seat on City Council

A newcomer to city politics but an old hand on the state political scene has earned a spot on the Mitchell City Council.
Mel Olson, a former member of the state Senate and the state House of Representatives, won a spot on the council by gathering 49.88 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Mitchell council election.

By Staff , June 02, 2009

Local elections today: Seats up for grabs in City Council, school elections

Local elections today: Seats up for grabs in City Council, school elections One Mitchell City Council position and two seats on the Mitchell Board of Education are up for grabs in today’s combined city-school election.
Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School, located at 1301 N. Kimball St., is the only polling place. It will be open for voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

By Staff , June 02, 2009

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Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at G.B. Rogers for city-school election

One Mitchell City Council position and two seats on the Mitchell Board of Education are up for grabs in Tuesday’s combined city-school election. Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary School, located at 1301 N. Kimball St., is the only polling place. It will be open for voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

By Staff , June 01, 2009

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Candidates’ grades for board vary

Candidates’ grades for board vary Responding to an audience request to assign a grade to the performance of the Mitchell school board, longtime administration critic Craig Guymon gave the district a “B” up to the 2008-2009 school year and an “F” for alleged fiscal mismanagement in the past year. In his third run at a board seat, Guymon said the district overcommitted its capital outlay budget and is headed for financial disaster.

By Ross Dolan , May 29, 2009

Council candidates disagree about city funding for middle school pool

Council candidates disagree about city funding for middle school pool Mel Olson said Thursday during the Ward 1 Mitchell City Council debate that the school district should use its opt-out money to keep the middle school pool open, but Allen Lepke and Nathan Truitt said they support the City Council’s decision to contribute more city money for the pool.

By Seth Tupper , May 29, 2009

Debate scheduled tonight for City Council, Board of Education candidates

Mitchell City Council and Mitchell Board of Education candidates will debate the issues from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the amphitheater of the Mitchell Technical Institute Technology Center, 1800 E. Spruce St.

By Staff , May 28, 2009

Council candidates opine on amphitheater proposal

There are subtle differences in the Ward 1 Mitchell City Council candidates’ opinions about building a fixed-seat performance facility in the grassy amphitheater alongside Lake Mitchell.
Mel Olson said he’d be inclined to support the project if noise concerns could be addressed by limiting the number of events. Allen Lepke said he wants to see how a test event goes this summer before committing to a position. Nathan Truitt said he’s neutral on the proposal at this point.

By Seth Tupper , May 27, 2009

Board hopeful questions laptop policy; others show support

With one exception, the candidates for Mitchell School Board say the district must continue funding its laptop initiative.
In a written response to a Daily Republic questionnaire, Jason Kurtenbach said “the laptop initiative needs to be backed off.” He believes the program warrants a closer look with the district’s looming budget crunch for 2010-11.

By Ross Dolan , May 27, 2009

Candidates disagree on ‘rubber stamp’ concerns

The “rubber stamp” issue will doubtless be a hot topic of debate Thursday, when four Mitchell school board candidates square off in a public forum. The top vote-getters in the school board race will win the two available at-large seats.
Incumbent board member Neil Putnam is running for a fourth term. The remaining seat will be vacated in July by outgoing board member Bob Everson, who decided not to run for re-election. Also running are Craig Guymon, Theresa Kriese and Jason Kurtenbach.

By Ross Dolan , May 23, 2009

Candidate views differ over arena possibilities

Candidate views differ over arena possibilities The three men running for a Mitchell City Council seat from Ward 1 differ in their opinions about a proposed arena and wellness center project.
Incumbent Councilman Allen Lepke supports pursuing the project in partnership with the local hospital and college.
Nathan Truitt said he is not definitively for or against the project yet, but he generally supports building an arena and views the partnership with the hospital and college as “the only direction we should go.”

By Seth Tupper , May 22, 2009

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