Township, other local election results

The cities and townships surrounding the Staples and Motley areas elected mayors, council members and township officers, with some being close races. The following are some of the election results in the area.

Todd County

Villard Township: Town Supervisor Seat A - Rudy A. Bjerga Sr.; Town Clerk - Connie Mosack.

Wadena County

Nimrod: City Council - Aaron Frame and Kevin Milbradt; Mayor - Keith Frame; Treasurer - Jeannie Arthur

Morrison County

County Commissioner District 1: Mike LeMieur - 1,898; Kevin Maurer - 1,699.

Randall: Mayor - Danny Noss; City Council - James Chyba, Andrew Haider, Rick Turner and Brian Zilka.

Rosing Township: Town Supervisor Seat C - Gary J. Rassler; Town Clerk/Treasurer - Anita Walker.

Scandia Valley Township: Town Supervisor Seat C - Ian Newkirk;  Town Supervisor Seat D - Jeff Hardy; Town Supervisor Seat E - Brian Pantzke; Town Clerk - Kathie L. Headley.

Cass County

County Commmissioner District 2: Robert Kangas - 1,708; John Warren - 952.

Becker Township: Town Supervisor Seat 2 - Mike Fitcher; Town Clerk - Mary Fitcher.

Byron Township: Town Supervisor Seat 1 - Joanne Wolmutt-Cavin; Town Supervisor Seat 2 - David Hoemberg; Town Clerk and Town Treasurer - No candidates filed.

Fairview Township: Town Supervisor Seat 2 - Jim Weizenegger.

May Township: Town Supervisor Seat 1 - David Horn;  Town Clerk - Bianca Wyffels; Town Treasurer - Bridgette M. Brown.

Meadowbrook Township: Town Supervisor Seat 1 - Ernest Haehnel; Town Supervisor Seat 2 - Donald A. Ottenstroer;  Treasurer - Robert McKimmy.

Pillager: Mayor - Bret Mattheisen; Council Member - Paul Odenthal, LeRoy Smith.

Poplar Township: On the ballot in Poplar Township voters approved the question of whether the township clerk should be an appointed position, instead of it being an elected position by a vote of 36-19.

Town Supervisor Seat 1 - Doug Shequen; Town Supervisor Seat 3 - Troy Mevissen; Special Election for Township Clerk - Hope Johnson; Town Treasurer - Susan Bartels.

Sylvan Township: Town Supervisor Seat 1 - Greg Booth; Town Supervisor Seat 2 - John Wulff;  Town Supervisor Seat 4 - Greg Bennett.

Hospital district

Elected to the Staples Area Hospital District were Lana Hansen, Motley; Billy Haehnel, Meadowbrook; Linda Dietrich, Moose Lake; Donald Sirucek, Poplar; Barb Peterson, Villard; Ron Storbakken, Staples Township; Bob Mueller, Member-at-large.