With the general election slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Wayne County, voters will see a number of village and township races alongside key tax levies and local-option issues aimed at shaping the region’s future.
Below is a list of the county's contested races:
Mayors
—City of Rittman (vote for not more than one): Charles Rudy Arnold, Grover W. Jacobs and Dru Zeppelin Sexton.
—Village of Burbank (one): Michael E. Graves and Anna Fritz Purdy.
Councils
—City of Rittman (three): David Fensch, Sonya Hayward, Nicholas Huff and Donald W. Sweigert.
—City of Wooster, Ward 4 (one): Tyler Owens and Carrie L. Snyder.
—Village of Doylestown (four): Christopher Gadosik, Terri Morris, Steve Muller, Tim Smith and Dale A. Youngblood Jr.
—Village of Shreve (four): Joshua Bevington, Heidi E. Garst, Jeff Hammitt, Alyssa Hilton, Josh Schupp, Paula Shearer and Michelle Walters.
—Village of West Salem (four): Timothy Glenn Boggs, Laurie Fryman, Mitchell Fuson Jr., Diane Reece, Bobby Walker and Robert W. Wright.
Township trustees
—Baughman (two): Bob Graber, Jeffrey M. Kaufman, Ian Kelbly and Wayne Steiner.
—Canaan (two): Donald Hamrick Jr., Brian Jentes, Keith Marty, Bryon Meshew and Andrew Stands.
—Chippewa (two): Lenny D. Broome, Ron Browning, Stephen Jung, Earl C. Kerr and Amy Wilson.
—Congress (two): Steve Cherry, Spencer W. Hershey, Wade Mahoney and Patrick Miller.
—East Union (two): Dan Hodge, Blake A. Meier and Jim Miller.
—Franklin (two): Timothy R. Hastings, Dale E. Sidle and Kevin Ungerer.
—Green (two): Jeffrey D. Kauffman, George Tom Pertee and Don Zimmerly.
—Milton (two): Jim Bischoff, Rich Holcomb and Jon Zimmerly.
—Wayne (two): Tom Buchholz, Jane L. DalPra, Russ Johnson, Junior Mowrer, T.J. Shamp and Ryan Suppes.
Boards of education
—Dalton (three): Rory Arnold, Lisa Gwin, Shane Lind and David Reynolds.
—Green (three): Justin Gherian, Andy Shold, Tyler Suppes and Brandon S. Von Almen.
—Hillsdale (three): Mark W. Hoffman, Vella J. King, Steven R. Smith and Keith Yeater.
—Rittman (three): Andrew Baillis, Caleb Beery, Karen S. Beery, Craig Beltz, Joshua Carey and Donald D. Truex.
—Tuslaw (three): Jeannette Harig, Vicki Horvath, Larry Koons and James Shaffer.
—Wooster (three): Clayton Deighan, Ted C. Hill, Bonnie Nair and Jody Starcher.
Tax issues
—Wayne County: Board of DD renewal (1 mill, five years).
—Village of Burbank: Parks and recreation renewal (3 mills, five years).
—Village of Burbank: Police renewal (7.5 mills, five years).
—Village of Burbank: Ordinance to reduce council size (six to five members).
—Paint Township: Fire/EMS renewals (2 mills, 0.6 mill, each for five years).
—Plain Township: Fire/EMS renewal (3 mills, five years).
—Wooster Township: Fire/ambulance renewal (2 mills, five years).
—Southern Sugar Creek Township Fire District: Fire/EMS renewal (2 mills, three years).
—Unincorporated Baughman Township Fire District: Fire/EMS additional (1.75 mills, five years).
—Green Local School District: Emergency requirements renewal ($500,000, average 2.1 mills, nine years).
—Rittman EVSD: Emergency requirements renewal ($950,000, average 5.9 mills, 10 years).
Liquor options
—Orrville City Ward #1: Gary’s Drive Thru (Sunday sales of wine and mixed beverages).
—Orrville City Ward #2: Brick Street Kitchen & Taproom (Sunday sales of wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor).
—Wooster City 1-A: Bowman Beverage (Sunday sales of wine and mixed beverages).
—Wooster City 1-B: West Lincoln Way Drive Thru (Sunday sales of wine and mixed beverages).
—Wooster City 2-C: Ice House/Bowman Beverage (Sunday sales of wine and mixed beverages).
—Green Township #3 (Smithville Duchess): C-1 beer, C-2 wine and mixed beverages.
—Wayne Township #1 (Thunderhead Pines): D-5 (beer, wine/mixed, spirituous) and D-6 Sunday sales.