A chance to see the candidates for Barry County Commission, Clerk and Drain Commissioner and hear what they will work to do if they are elected, will be Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Commission on Aging,  320 Woodlawn in Hastings.

There are three commission seats contested; District 1: incumbent Howard Gibson versus Jerry Sarver; District 2: Dan Parker versus Nick Wake and District 5: incumbent Ben Geiger versus Bob Vanderboegh.

The other commission seats have no challengers. They are David Jackson, District 3; Jon Smelker, District 4; Vivian Conner, District 6; and Heather Wing, District 7.

The clerk’s position is a race between incumbent Pam Palmer and Craig Stolsonburg. The drain commissioner’s post is a three-way contest with incumbent Russ Yarger, Mark Doster and Jim Dull.

The debate is hosted by J-Ad Graphics and moderated by CEO Fred Jacobs. A second debate with the candidates for sheriff, incumbent Dar Leaf and challenger Bob Jordan, is planned for July 26 at 7 p.m. at the COA.