Wheeler, Van Berkum Retain School Board Spots

High School 1Voters in the Huron School District have returned both incumbent candidates to the Huron School Board. David Wheeler and Tim Van Berkum cruised to victories with Wheeler taking nearly half the votes cast with 732 votes, good for nearly 49-percent of the vote. Van Berkum took 647 tallies for 43-percent of votes cast. Challenger Brian Hines got just shy of eight-percent of the vote with 117 markers. Van Berkum is returning to the Huron School Board for the third time…

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Wheeler will now be serving his second term on the Board…

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Van Berkum says being reelected means he can continue work on the Board without delay…

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Wheeler agrees…

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Just under 800 voters took time to take part in the election with 797 votes being counted. That represents a voter turn-out of eight-point-four-three percent.