By Sarah Nigbor
The polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Here is a rundown of how local village board, city council, school board and town board elections panned out. Results are unooficial until they are canvassed.
Local races
Bay City Village Board
- Village President – Roger Spindler* - 119
- Trustee 1 – Jon W. Ebensperger* - 109
- Trustee 2 – Terry Johnson* - 115
Ellsworth School Board
Three seats available:
- Charles Kummer – 2,946
- Julie Lundstrom* - 3,248
- Michael M. Petersen* - 2,856
Ellsworth Village Board
- Village President – Becky Beissel* - 785
Three trustee seats available:
- Ryan Bench* - 596
- Andrew Borner* - 517
Richard “Dick” Hines – 406
Melissa Petersen – 416
Elmwood School Board
Two seats available:
- Adam Garfield* - 428 (+90 in Dunn Co.)
- Adam Hartung – 423 (+90 in Dunn Co.)
Elmwood Village Board
- Village President – Neil Boltik* - 189
Three trustee seats available:
- Michael Burke – 179
- Paul Unser* - 180
- Mark J. Wolf* - 176
Maiden Rock Village Board
- Village President – Tracy Young* - 55
- Trustee – Jeremy Bruce Andrews – 54
Plum City School Board
Two seats available:
- Adam Goethel* - 511 (+6 Pepin Co.)
- Kris Ingli* - 529 (+8 Pepin Co.)
Plum City Village Board
- Village President – Peggy Gilles - 168
Two trustee seats available:
- Roland Eccles* - 160
- Sarah Hinrichs* - 160
Prescott City Council
- District 1 Alderperson – Maureen Otwell* - 249
- District 2 Alderperson - Write-in Ben Bettis - 23
Prescott School Board
Two seats available:
- Mike Matzek* - 2,200
- Vicki Rudolph* - 1,767
Scattering of votes – 215
River Falls City Council
- Alderperson District 1 – Sean K. Downing* - 1,385 (St. Croix)
- Alderperson District 2 – Nick Carow – 568 (Pierce)
- Alderperson at Large – Diane Odeen* - 1,372 (St. Croix)
Alderperson District 3 (pick one):
Mark E. Klecker – 539 (Pierce)
- Michael Page – 915 (Pierce)
River Falls School Board
Two seat available:
- Lindsey Curtis* - 3,829 (Pierce), 2,500 (St. Croix)
- Mike Miller* - 3,836 (Pierce), 2,452 (St. Croix)
Spring Valley Village Board
- Village President – Theresa Koch* - 313 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Village President (registered write-in) – Brad Jorgenson – 212 (Pierce & St. Croix)
All other write-ins - 24
Three trustee seats available:
- Liz Erickson* - 259 (Pierce & St. Croix)
- Ruth Lukes* - 355 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Mike Martin – 245 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Crystal Mooney – 248 (Pierce & St. Croix)
- Nate Pelz – 268 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Registered write-in Jerry Coulson - 136 (Pierce & St. Croix)
All other write-ins - 25
Spring Valley School Board
Three seats available:
- Ryan Glaus – 962 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Beth Ingli – 942 (Pierce & St. Croix)
- Stacy Schultz – 991 (Pierce & St. Croix)
- Monica Shafer – 1,000 (Pierce & St. Croix)
Stephanie J. Supri – 939 (Pierce & St. Croix
Spring Valley Referendum
Question 1: AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,800,000
Said Initial Resolution was adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed $9,800,000 through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the District for the public purpose of paying the cost of a school building and facility improvement project consisting of: remodeling and capital maintenance improvements at the Middle/High School; district-wide infrastructure, safety, security, accessibility and site improvements; construction of a transportation building; and acquisition of furnishings, fixtures and equipment.
- Yes – 799 (Pierce), 200 (St. Croix) – 999 total
No – 685 (Pierce), 286 (St. Croix) – 971 total
Question 2: AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,350,000
Said Initial Resolution was adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed $3,350,000 through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the District for the public purpose of paying the cost of a school building and facility improvement project consisting of: construction of a track and field facility and site improvements at the Middle/High School campus; swimming pool improvements; related safety, security and accessibility improvements; and acquisition of furnishings, fixtures and equipment.
- Yes – 808 (Pierce), 205 (St. Croix) – 1,012
No – 680 (Pierce), 284 (St. Croix) – 964
Town of Clifton
- Town Chair – Joseph J. Rohl* - 985
- Supervisor 1 – Michael Fiedler* - 961
- Supervisor 2 – Jim Ashbach* - 953
- Clerk/Treasurer – Kris Johnson* - 986
Town of Diamond Bluff
- Town Chair – Jeff Holst* - 205
- Supervisor 1 – Pat Atherton* - 190
- Supervisor 2 – Roger A. Dosdall* - 169
- Clerk – Todd Mehrkens* - 196
- Treasurer – Mark T. Place* - 199
Town of El Paso
- Ronald Kannel* - 305
- Supervisor 1 – Dan Fischer* - 312
- Supervisor 2 – Ronald F. Foley* - 310
- Clerk – Sherri Heise* - 310
- Treasurer – Debra Pittman* - 310
Town of Ellsworth
Supervisor 1, one seat available:
Tim Lorenz – 206
- Bradley E. Ristow* - 280
- Supervisor 2 – Gordon Borner* - 474
- Treasurer – Lisa M. Hines* - 484
Town of Gilman
- Town Chair – Phillip Verges* - 477
- Supervisor 1 – Michael Traynor* - 468
- Supervisor 2 – William Emerson* - 464
- Clerk – Rebecca Manley* - 473
- Treasurer – Luann Emerson* - 475
Town of Hartland
- Town Chair – Kurt Nelson* - 310
- Supervisor – Don Acker* - 261
- Supervisor – Mark Girdeen* - 281
- Clerk – Polly Remick* - 305
- Treasurer – Cyndi Kern* - 317
Town of Isabelle
- Town Chair – Dennis J. Potts* - 108
Town Chair – John Big Dog Gabrick – 14
- Supervisor 1 – Lynn Brown* - 116
- Supervisor 2 – Gerald Sprick – 112
- Clerk – Julie Erickson* - 119
- Treasurer – Courtney Eaves – 113
Town of Maiden Rock
- Town Chair – Jerry F. Duden* - 254
- Supervisor 1 – John R Danneker* - 244
- Supervisor 2 – Allen White* - 250
- Clerk/Treasurer – Carla Schuster* - 258
Town of Martell
- Town Chair – Dale A. Brathol – 450
- Supervisor 1 – Beth Kidd – 431
- Supervisor 2 – Ky Kaminski – 429
Town of Oak Grove
- Town Chair – Jerry Kosin* - 536
Town Chair – Robert Fleming – 396
- Supervisor 1 – Rich Ruemmele* - 824
- Supervisor 2 – Daniel Johnson* - 827
- Clerk – Andria Hayday* - 856
- Treasurer – Kim Huppert* - 866
Town of River Falls
- Town Chair - Terry Kusilek – 901
Town Chair – James M. Henry – 163
- Supervisor 1 – Mary Foster – 538
Supervisor 1 – Kristin Nyquist – 455
- Supervisor 2 – Siri Smith* - 993
- Clerk – Sarah Meyer* - 982
- Treasurer – Rita M. Kozak* - 984
Town of Rock Elm
- Town Chair – Timothy B. Bates* - 190
- Supervisor 1 – Matthew C. Holcomb* - 123
Supervisor 1 – Adam D. Carson – 73
- Supervisor 2 – Chris Thibado* - 193
- Clerk – Dawn Churchill – 197
- Treasurer – Pam Reitz* - 199
Town of Salem
- Town Chair – Brent Halverson* - 178
- Supervisor – Ben Schommer* - 158
- Supervisor – Kyler Hinrichs* - 145
Town of Spring Lake
- Town Chair – Fred W. Larson – 260
- Supervisor 1 – Michael R. Jacobson* - 255
- Supervisor 2 – Tim Anderson* - 259
Town of Trenton
Town Chair – Randy W. Trok* - 226
- Town Chair – Bryan Reuvers – 495
Supervisor 1 – Greg Sprick – 190
- Supervisor 1 – Bryan Reuvers* - 516
- Supervisor 2 – Dennis Rieck* - 660
- Clerk – Steve Thoms* - 691
- Treasurer – Jaimie Marie Holt* - 669
Town of Trimbelle
Town Chair – Caleb Cobian – 350
- Town Chair – Tim Fischer* - 356
- Supervisor 1 – Richard A. Leonard* - 539
- Supervisor 2 – Dan Thom* - 640
- Clerk – Mary J. Kees* - 652
- Treasurer – Karen S. O’Brien* - 651
Town of Union
- Town Chair – William Bechel* - 214
- Supervisor 1 – James E. Weiss* - 232
Supervisor 2 – Arthur Ritchie – 79
- Supervisor 2 – Lynn Fleishauer* - 162
- Clerk – Jennifer S. Hines* - 239
- Treasurer – Annita Cripe* - 232