The slate of candidates and issues is set for the general election in Highland County that will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Republican Justin Harsha will be running unopposed for Hillsboro mayor.
Dawson Barreras will be running unopposed for Hillsboro city auditor.
Randalyn C. Worley will be running unopposed for Hillsboro law director.
William C. Randolph is running unopposed for judge of Hillsboro Municipal Court.
Donald R. Davy, Brenda Losey, Mary Ellen McCurry and Carlos Ooten will vie for three available seats for Greenfield Village Council at large.
Jeremy Kibbey will be running unopposed for Highland mayor.
Shawn C. Priest and Rita J. Smith-Daulton will be running for Leesburg mayor.
Kenny Worley will be running unopposed for Leesburg Village Council.
Terry Burden and James Burton will be running for Lynchburg mayor. Marty Bailey and Chris Toller are running for two available seats on Lynchburg Village Council.
Jim Allen is running unopposed for Mowrystown mayor. Rachel Byrd is running unopposed for a seat on Mowrystown Village Council.
David L. Chaney is running unopposed for Brushcreek Township trustee. Angela Crum is running unopposed for Brushcreek fiscal officer.
Jim P. Massey is running unopposed for Clay Township trustee. Michael Truman is running unopposed for Clay trustee. Toni G. Stacey and Kelle Winkle are running for Clay fiscal officer.
Jim Satterfield and Gary L. Shannon are running for Concord Township trustee. Jason A. Campbell is running unopposed for Concord trustee. Karen Schroeder is running unopposed for Concord fiscal officer.
Marvin Resibois is running unopposed for Dodson Township trustee. Kristy Warner is running unopposed for Dodson fiscal officer.
Andy Caldwell is running unopposed for Fairfield Township trustee. Patrick A. Hagen is running unopposed for Fairfield fiscal officer.
Nathan D. Mootz is running unopposed for Hamer Township trustee. Kim Walker is running unopposed for Hamer fiscal officer.
Stephen Brad Hurt is running unopposed for Jackson Township trustee. Carleta L. Weyrich is running unopposed for Jackson fiscal officer.
Rhonda Hassman and Ronald D. Ward are running for Liberty Township trustee. Jeffrey A. Beery, Bob Brown and Dennis Dunlap are running for Liberty fiscal officer.
Dan Mathews and Joshua Roe are running for Madison Township trustee. Sherri Beatty is running unopposed for Madison fiscal officer.
Shane Flannery and Robert A. Mason are running for Marshall Township trustee. Melanie Phillips is running unopposed for Marshal fiscal officer.
Dick Barrera is running unopposed for New Market Township trustee. Sara Surber is running unopposed for New Market fiscal officer.
Randy Mustard is running unopposed for Paint Township trustee. Tara Matthews Campbell is running unopposed for Paint fiscal officer.
Daryl Bumgarner is running unopposed for Penn Township trustee. Joshua L. Matthews is running unopposed for Penn fiscal officer.
Jamie Wells is running unopposed for Salem Township fiscal officer.
Nathan Brown is running unopposed for Union Township trustee. Scott Lindsey is also running unopposed for Union trustee. John W. Henize is running unopposed for Union fiscal officer.
Arthur Harless and Nathan Zornes are running for Washington Township trustee. Kelli Williamson is running unopposed for Washington fiscal officer.
Tim W. Truman and Chip A. Yochum are running for Whiteoak Township trustee. Wayne Ferguson is running unopposed for Whiteoak fiscal officer.
Jim Ferguson and James V. Frazier are running for two open seats on the Brown County ESC Governing Board.
Todd J. Hixson is running unopposed for Southern Ohio ESC – Sub District 3 – governing board.
Ruth Ann Ruth is running unopposed for Southern Ohio ESC – Sub District 5 – governing board.
Dennis W. Mount is running unopposed for Southern Ohio ESC – Sub District 6 – governing board.
Roger West is running unopposed for Southern Ohio ESC – Sub District 7 – governing board.
Martha Gausman is running unopposed for Sourthern Ohio ESC – Sub District — governing board.
Nicole Barnett, John D. Gillespie, Tammy Hauke, Ethan Howard and Jobey Lucas are running for three open seats for the Bright Local Board of Education.
Adam W. Bolender, Lowell S. Richey, Tina Aileen Tkach and Kristi Kress Wilhelmy are running for three open seats on the Eastern Local Board of Education.
Ron Friend, Casey L McIntosh and Mel McKenzie are running for three open seats on the Fairfield Local Board of Education.
Laura A. Iles, Chris Kwiatkowski and Samantha Stratton are running for three open seats on the Fayetteville Perry Board of Education.
Sandy Free and Eric R. Wise are running for two open seats on the Greenfield Exempted Village Board of Education.
Tom Milbery and Bill Myers are running for two open seats on the Hillsboro City Board of Education.
Cathy Griffith, Becky Sanderson, Ashley Watson and Stacie Rhonemus are running for three open seats on the Lynchburg-Clay Local Board of Education.
Bryan McCoy and Lindsey Worley are running for two open seats on the Miami Trace Local Board of Education.
State Issue 1 would amend the constitution of the state of Ohio to establish an individual right to one’s own reproductive medical treatment, including but not limited to abortion.
State Issue 2 would commercialize, regulate, legalize and tax the adult use of cannabis.
Issue 10 would replace two existing levies for the benefit of the Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District.
Issue 9 is an additional levy for the benefit of the Highland County North Joint Fire and Ambulance District.
Issue 12 is a replacement of a tax for the benefit of the village of Lynchburg for the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time police.
Issue 8 is an additional tax for the benefit of the Eastern Joint Fire and EMS District.
Issue 12 is a renewal of a tax for the benefit of the village of Mowrystown for current expenses that will collect $16,000 annually.
Issue 6 is an additional tax for the benefit of Madison Township for police protection that will collect $387,000 annually.
Issue 3 is a renewal of a tax for the benefit of Brushcreek Township for the purpose of maintaining and operating township cemeteries that will collect $21,000 annually.
Issue 4 is an additional tax for the benefit of Brushcreek Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining emergency firefighting services that will collect $60,000 annually.
Issue 14 is a replacement of an existing levy and an increase for Children Services in Highland County.
Issue 16 will permit the sale of wine and mixed beverages by Hillsboro Event Center LLC.
Issue 17 will permit the sale of wine and mixed beverages by Hillsboro Event Center LLC.
Issue 7 is a renewal of a tax for the benefit of Salem Township for maintaining the cemetery that will collect $12,000 annually.
Issue 11 is a renewal of a tax for the benefit of the village of Highland for current expenses that will collect $4,000 annually.
Reach John Hackley at 937-402-2571.
