Seven file for school board

Hot Springs County Clerk Nina Webber released the names of several individuals running for board positions.

Seven will be running for the four open trustee positions for the Hot Springs County School District. Those elected will serve four-year terms. Vying for the board positions are Nichole Weyer, Clay Van Antwerp, Beth Lewis, Joe Martinez, Nikki Slagle, W. Travis Bomengen and Tonya L. Petty.

The Hot Springs Rural Fire Protection District has an opening for a district director to serve a four-year term. Ken Smith and Linda Cowger are running for the position.

The Hot Springs County Conservation District has three open board positions — one district supervisor at large to serve a four-year term, one rural district supervisor to serve a four-year term and one urban district supervisor to serve a two-year unexpired term. Lee Campbell is running for the at-large district supervisor, Jim Andreen is running for the urban district supervisor and Sonja Becker and Larry Bentley are running for the rural district supervisor position.

There are three openings for three district directors to serve four-year terms for the Hot Springs County Cemetery District. Those running are Cindy DeVries, Jeanie Love, Linda Berry, Rose Watkins and Julie M. Lehman.

Write-in candidate William “Bill” Malloy accepted the invitation to be added to the Nov. 8 ballot for the Thermopolis Town Council. Jessica Slagle, another write-in candidate, has also accepted the invitation to be placed on the ballot for the Kirby Town Council. The last write-in candidate, Irene Hurley, has not yet accepted to be placed on the ballot for the two open Kirby council positions.

All board positions and write-in candidates will be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.