The state deadline to turn in the paperwork declaring an intention to run as a partisan or non-partisan candidate for election this year passed on April 24 at 4 p.m. A rundown of those running for county, city and township offices in Barry County, supplied by Barry County Clerk Pam Palmer shows:

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Of the seven county districts, two are without contests. In Districts 3, 5 and 6, there are candidates in the same party, so they will face off in the Aug. 7 primary to determine who goes on the Nov. 6 ballot. Districts with one Democrat and one Republican will go on to November.

 

District 1: City of Hastings and part of Hastings Charter Township

(I)Howard “Hoot” Gibson  R

Cathy Young Gramze  D

 

District 2: Thornapple Township precincts 1 & 3; Yankee Springs Township, precinct 1

(I)Dan Parker  R

 

District 3: Barry and Hope townships and precinct 1 Rutland Charter Township

(I)David Jackson  R

Joyce Snow  R

 

District 4: Irving Township and parts of Carlton, Thornapple and Rutland townships

(I)Jon Smelker  R

Samantha L Jones  D

 

District 5: Castleton and Woodland townships, Village of Nashville in Maple Grove Township, and parts of Hastings Charter and Carlton townships.

(I)Ben Geiger  R

Ben Eastman  D

Sharon Zebrowski  R

 

District 6: Prairieville and Orangeville townships; precinct 2 in Yankee Springs Township

(I)Vivian Lee Conner  R

Tonya DeVore Foreman  D

Mark Doster  R

 

District 7: Assyria, Johnstown, Baltimore townships, Maple Grove Township, excluding the Village of Nashville.

(I)Heather Wing R

 

Townships:

Hastings Charter Township, Timothy B McNally, R, is running for trustee.

 

Rutland Charter Township, Curt Cybulski  R, Gene D. Hall   R, and Matt Spencer  R, are running for trustee.

 

Thornapple Township, Curtis Campbell   R, is running for trustee.

 

Yankee Springs Township, Michael Boysen  R, and Larry Knowles R, are running for trustee. Shanon Vandenberg  R, trustee recall.

 

City of Hastings:

First Ward:

(I)Theresa Maupin-Moore, full term ending 12/31/2022

 

Second Ward:

(I)Brenda McNabb Stange, full term ending 12/31/2022

Terry Stenzelbarton, full term ending 12/31/2022

 

Third Ward:

(I)Don Smith full term ending 12/31/2022

 

Fourth Ward:

Jim Cary

Jordan Brehm full term ending 12/31/2022

 

Millages:

Hastings Charter Township seeks 1.6 mills for 10 years to fund the Hastings Public Library. The millage is estimated to collect $135,000 in the first year.

 

Rutland Charter Township seeks 1.6 mills for 10 years to fund the Hastings Public Library. The millage is estimated to collect $231,233 in the first year.

 

Rutland Charter Township seeks renewal of 1.25 mills for fire protection for 10 years, raising an estimated $ 184,580.98 the first year.

 

Woodland Township seeks three millage proposals:

Proposal one is renewal of 2 mills for four years for village operations, raising an estimated $13, 733.25, the first year;

Proposal two is renewal of 2 mills for four years for special village operations, raising an estimated $13,733.25 the first year,

Proposal three is renewal of 2 mills for four years for park operations, raising an estimated $13,733.25 in the first year.

 

Barry County

Judges Michael Schipper and William Doherty are non-partisans running again.