Holmes County Elections Board meets for reorganization
The Times-Reporter
The Holmes County Board of Elections recently met to conduct their biennial reorganization.
The board consists of two Democratic and two Republican members nominated by their respective political party and appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State. Members recently reappointed to four-year terms include Democrat Michael Jaeb and Republican Mark Baserman Jr. Jaeb has served on the board since September 2015 and Baserman since August 2019. Other current members are Republican Wesley Schmucker and Democrat Gary Wagers.
The board renamed Republican Lisa Welch as director and Democrat Mary Shaffer as deputy director. The board selected Michael Jaeb to continue serving as chairman. Welch has served as director since March 2004 and Shaffer as deputy director since October 2011.
The Daily Record
MILLERSBURG The Holmes County Republican Executive Committee met Thursday and reappointed Mark Baserman Jr. to represent the party on the Holmes County Board of Elections.
Baserman will serve a new four-year term beginning March 1. The county board of elections includes two Republicans and two Democrats, appointed by their respective Party Executive Committees, and is responsible for ensuring fair and orderly elections in the county.
The other Republican member on the board of elections is Wes Schmucker of Berlin.
The Republican Central Committee convened immediately following the Executive Committee meeting and appointed Dr. Leon Miller as county coroner, ratifying the temporary appointment made by the county commissioners in January.
County Engineer Chris Young applied for the $677,350 grant, and the county match was $98,650.
The project covers about a mile stretch of road from the Knox County line to the covered bridge on Wally Road. This is a good project, making a trail for bicycles and people walking along the river there, Commissioner Rob Ault said. I think it s a great thing for people s safety.
Ault commended the engineer for pursuing the project, which is expected to get under way in September. When you go down there on the weekend during the summer, there are a lot of people there, Ault said. You see a lot of canoers walking along the road. Now they will have a safe trail to walk on.