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H-BC School Board elections are Tuesday

By Lexi MooreTuesday is Election Day in America, and residents in Steen, Beaver Creek and Hills will have relatively short ballots to fill out when they arrive at the polls.Voters in Rock County do not have national, state or county elections this time around. Instead, voters are being called upon to decide on school board members for Independent School District No. 671, Hills-Beaver Creek.Voters residing in the school district are eligible to vote at their designated polling place. Polling places for this election will be the Steen Community Hall, Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School and Hills-Beaver Creek High School.The polls will open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8.The H-BC School Board has four school board seats up for election. Each seat is for a four-year term. Board members whose seats are up for re-election are Tim Baker, Roland Crawford, Alan Harnack and Lois Leuthold.Incumbents Leuthold and Baker will appear on the ballot along with challengers Chris Harnack, Stuart Leuthold and Harley Fransman.Board Chairman Harnack and Crawford are not seeking re-election.Ballots will have the names of five candidates, and voters will be asked to choose four.The H-BC School Board and Superintendent David Deragisch will meet at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday to canvass the election results, followed by their regular board meeting.The Crescent contacted the five candidates participating in the election and asked them to fill out a short survey. Their unedited responses appear in the above graphic.

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