Filings trickle in for special district seats

Filing for special districts to be decided in the Wyoming General Election began last Wednesday, Aug. 5, and there have been a few filings in the first few days of the filing period.

Two incumbents have filed for their at-large seats on the Big Horn County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees: Hiedi Christensen of Cowley and Holly Michaels of Burlington, who was recently appointed to the seat after the death of chairman Josh Bassett.

No one had yet filed for the designated Cowley or Burlington seats on the board as of Tuesday.

As of Tuesday, only incumbent Marianne Grant has filed for the Lovell School Board, with two other seats open.

Two incumbents have filed for the North Big Horn Hospital District Board: Bruce Morrison of Lovell for an at-large seat and Garret Frescoln of Frannie for the designated Deaver-Frannie seat on the board.

Other filings in the north end of Big Horn County are:

Byron Cemetery District: Edward Gifford, Steven Wagner and Denney NeVille.

Cowley Cemetery District: Don Minchow.

Lovell Cemetery District: Todd Herman, Michael K. Jameson and Ralph Winland.

Fire Protection District No. 1: Michael Leonhardt.

Fire Protection District No. 5: Stephanie Wambeke and Kendal Wambeke.

North Big Horn Senior Citizen District: Four-year term -- Patricia Parmer and Pauline Tippetts; Two-year term – Linda Jo Miller.

Prospective candidates have until the end of the business day on Monday, Aug. 24, to throw their hat in the ring.

School board candidates file with the Big Horn County Clerk’s office, and all others file with their respective district secretary.

The special district seats are non-partisan and will be elected at the Wyoming General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.