Grell, Krueger not running for re-election
By Casey Krautkramer and Kevin O’Brien
Stratford village president Keith Grell and Athens School Board president Tim Krueger have both decided not to run for re-election this spring, opening up two important leadership positions for those interested in running for office.
Grell and Krueger were the only local elected officials to declare their non-candidacy by last Friday’s deadline, which means most incumbents will likely be seeking new terms in the April 1 election, assuming they turn in their registration papers by the Jan. 7 deadline.
Grell has served as Stratford’s village president since 2019, when he ran unopposed to take over for Harvey “Bud” Suckow, who served 12 years as president after 10 years as a trustee. Other Stratford officials up for reelection include trustees Todd Belter, Maryel Schoenfuss, and Troy Wiesman.
Krueger has served on the Athens School Board for a little over a decade and is currently finishing out a two-year term. Board member Angie Servi will be running for a new three-year term.
Those wishing to be on the spring ballot have until Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 5 p.m to submit declarations of candidacy, campaign signatures and other required paperwork. If no candidates declare their candidacy for an open seat, the deadline for candidates to register will be extended three days until Friday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m.
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None of the candidates listed below declared non-candidacy, and many have not officially registered as candidates as of yet.
■ Athens Village President Randy Decker has submitted paperwork to be on the ballot,
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and trustees Taran Brodziski, Tyler Socha and Cody Thorson will see their current two-year terms expire in April.
■ Kitty Guyer, the clerk on the Stratford School Board, will be up for a new three-year term in April if she decides to run for re-election.
■ Marathon City Village President Kurt Handrick, along with trustees Mark Ahrens, Connie Ruplinger, Kevin Sorenson, will be up for new two-year terms in April.
■ Marathon School Board at-large member Tedd Knoeck will reach the end of his current three-year term in April.
■ Edgar Village President Terry Lepak and trustees Patty Schroeder-Schuett, Jon Streit and Randy Werner will all be up for re-election. The village has its annual caucus scheduled for Jan. 13 to determine who is on the ballot.
■ Edgar School Board members Pamela Stahel and Megan Wesolowski have both submitted paperwork to be on the April 1 ballot.
■ On the state level, the April 1 ballot will feature a State Supreme Court race involving justice Ann Walsh Bradley, whose term ends on July 31, 2025. District 3 court of appeals judge Lisa K. Stark and state superintendent of schools Jill Underly will also be up for re-election.
