IRONTON -- Several statewide issues, four local levies and races for local school boards, city and village councils and township seats will be on the ballot when voters in Lawrence County's 84 precincts go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Lawrence County Board of Elections already has received more than 4,000 absentee ballots, but turnout is expected to be light. "It's been pretty smooth so far," said Kathy Overbeck, director of the board of elections. "We'll probably be lucky to end up with a 20 percent turnout."

The only statewide amendment getting much interest on campaign ads is the issue about allowing casino gambling at several sites, including Cincinnati and Columbus.

Voters in four communities will be asked to approve tax levies on the general election ballot. Upper Township, Lawrence Township and Chesapeake are seeking fire protection levies while voters in Coal Grove are being asked to approve a current expenses levy. Voters in Coal Grove turned down a similar levy last year.

Upper Township is seeking $37,195 per year in a renewal for its fire protection levy for the next five years. Lawrence Township is seeking $18,107 per year for the next five years for a fire levy. Chesapeake is seeking $12,698 per year for the next five years for its fire levy. Coal Grove is seeking an additional tax of $19,086 per year for the next five years.

School board races

Candidates for Fairland school board include Greg Crabtree, Gary Sowards, Janice Singer, Martin Appleton, Lester Brumfield Jr., Timothy W. Fisher, Matt Ward and Brian Morgan. Jason Gorby filed for a two-year unexpired term on the Fairland school board.

Kenneth W. Wolfe, Jerry Osborne, Charles Sanders and Bill Pratt filed for two seats on the Chesapeake Board of Education.

Rita Vance, Terry Blake, Les York and Rose Christian filed for two seats on the South Point Board of Education.

Jay Zornes, A. Burton Payne, Jerry Brownstead and Daniel Hartwig filed for two seats on the Ironton Board of Education.

Paul David Knipp and Wanda Jenkins filed for two seats on the Rock Hill Board of Education.

Greg Ralph, Chris Thompson, Hope Rowe, S. Kent Wells, Steve Brown, Tommy Shepherd, Ryan Sells and Lester Waugh filed for three seats on the Symmes Valley Board of Education.

Michael Nourse, Jamie Murphy, Debra Drummond, Katy Ford, Denise Paulus, Sadie Mulkey, Tim Stormes and Gary Dutey filed for three seats on the Dawson-Bryant Board of Education.

Roland S. Hayes, Phillip Carpenter and Ray I. Malone filed for three seats on the Lawrence Count Educational Service Center.

City and village council races

Bob Cleary, Leo Johnson, Mike Lutz, Hugh Donald Scott, Beth Rist and Dave Frazer filed for four seats on Ironton City Council. Butch Huff also is running as a write-in candidate.

Brenda Chapman, Jeffrey Chapman, Justin Wurtzler, Raymond W. Shephard and Larry David Peters filed for four seats on Proctorville Village Council.

Paul Hart, Richard McMaster and Richard Stover filed for four seats on Chesapeake Village Council.

Robert Armstrong, Ronald West, Danny A. Smith and David Classing filed for four seats on South Point Village Council.

Frederick Phillip Roush, Kyle McKnight, Juelda Collins, Bob Self, Glen Markins, Chris Brammer and Aaron Stewart filed for four seats on Coal Grove Village Council.

Debra Evans, Lester Brumfield Sr., Ervin Napier, Benjamin Keeney and Christina Ray filed for four seats on Athalia Village Council.

Jeanette Waginger, Susan Fatony, John E. Waginger and Jarrod Robinson filed for four seats on Hanging Rock Village Council.

Township trustee races

Dean Cooper, Mark Bailey, Brian Pinkerman and Edward R. Smith filed for two seats in Rome Township

Mike Curry, Rick Gue, Doug Baise and Dain Spears filed for two seats in Union Township.

Simon Gore, Mike Finley and Perry Brock filed for two seats in Fayette Township.

Barry Blankenship and Jeff Joseph filed for two seats in Perry Township

Donald Adkins, Robert E. Burcham and Brian E. Williams filed for two seats in Windsor Township.

Jeff Estep, Jamie Klaiber, Shannon Payne, Justin Simpson, Chuck Self, Stephen S. Colegrove, Paula S. Wilson, Roger Callicoat and Corey Watson filed for two seats in Mason Township.

Scott Gore and Verna Harper filed for two seats in Lawrence Township.

Don Klaiber, James Burke Jr., Christopher Knipp, Phillip Snowden, Robert J. Ackerman and Michael McDaniels filed for two seats in Upper Township.

Bob Blankenship, Forrest Kerns Jr. and Larry Fraley filed for two seats in Hamilton Township.

Shannon Summers, Greg Boggs, Ron Davis, Charles Maynard, Brian Kidd, Ricky Markel and Darrell Perry filed for two seats in Elizabeth Township.

Brian Pancake, John Robinson, Wayne L. Taylor, Donny Craft and George Gabriel Patterson filed for two seats in Aid Township.

Timothy Qualls, Ronnie Cox, Tim Blagg, John E. McNeal and Tyler Boggs filed for two seats in Decatur Township.

Ronald Hatfield, Fayne Taylor and Eddie Mitchell filed for two seats in Symmes Township.

Jerry E. Kelly and Peggy Horner filed for two seats in Washington Township.

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