A number of last-minute filings has created some races for the District One and Two school boards, as well as the North Big Horn Hospital Board, according to information gathered from the Big Horn County Clerk’s Office.


Filing for the various non-partisan boards including school boards, hospital boards and other special district boards began Wednesday, Aug. 6, and ended Monday, Aug. 25.


Information from the clerk’s office shows that the four incumbents for the Lovell School Board have all filed for re-election and will be joined on the ballot by one other candidate. Filing were incumbents Daniel Anderson, Matt Bassett, Tracy Beal and Rebecca Moncur, as well as challenger Peter Birkholz.


A race also developed for the two at large seats open on the North Big Horn Hospital Board of Trustees. Filing were incumbent Don Minchow of Cowley and challengers Jeromie Bobby Ballinger of Deaver, Patricea Dean of Byron, Chad Lindsay of Lovell and Ken Pike of Lovell. Incumbent Ruthann Holzer is unopposed for the designated Lovell seat on the hospital board.


As for the School District No. 1 Board of Trustees, incumbent Ed Riding has filed for his designated Byron seat on the school board and will be unopposed in November, but there will be a race for the at large seat on the board. Filing were Bill Loveland of Burlington, Gwen Nelson of Otto and Nick Wilson of Cowley. Board Chairman Bryan Lee of Frannie is not seeking re-election.


Two have filed for the designated Deaver-Frannie seat on the board currently held by Russell Boardman. Filing were Billie Bymers and George Estes, both of Deaver. Boardman is not seeking re-election.


Five persons have filed for the North Senior Service District Board, Dillon said: Ruth Hecker, Agnes Haskins, Loretta Tippetts, Barbara Walker and Dueane Calvin.


Two incumbents have filed for re-election to the Big Horn County Fire Protection District No. 1 Board of Trustees: Keith Grant and Chad Petrich. Three persons also filed for the new Fire Protection District No. 5 (Deaver-Frannie) Board of Trustees: Shirley Banks (two-year term), Coleen Wagner and Clayton Ward.


Three have filed for the Lovell Cemetery District Board -- Jack Nicholls, Ray Minchow and Brent Reasch – and three have filed for the Deaver-Frannie Cemetery District Board: Corine Tilley, Beverly Becker and Shirley Banks.
Filing for the Cowley Cemetery Board were Lila Steed (two-year term), Shirley Busteed, Lori Hoffman and Peggy Rasmussen. Filing for the Byron Cemetery Board were George Abraham, Orval Bjornestad and Don Hatch.


George Estes filed to be a rural supervisor on the Shoshone Conservation District Board.