DYSART – The North Tama Telegraph sent candidate questionnaires to all six candidates running for three at-large seats on the Dysart City Council in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Incumbents Jenn Alpers and Steve Stoner both filed to run for reelection alongside newcomers ...
TRAER – The North Tama Telegraph sent candidate questionnaires to all five candidates running in contested races only for the North Tama County Community School District Board of Education in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Two newcomers are running to fill retiring incumbent ...
Brian Sparks Age: 47 Education: High School Diploma Occupation/Profession: Tama County Road Grader Family: Wife Erica, two daughters Haylee and Madilynn, son Cordell, one grandson 1) Why are you running for a seat on the Dysart City Council? I was born and raised in Dysart and chose to ...
Lydia Goken Age: 28 Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing Occupation/Profession: Registered Nurse Family: My husband is Tairk Goken and we have a daughter, Scout, and a son, Jett 1) Why are you running for a seat on the Dysart City Council? I’m running for Dysart City Council ...
Richard A. Griffin Age: 40 Education: M.A., Applied Linguistics, University of Northern Iowa Occupation/Profession: Banker Family: Married, four children 1) Why are you running for a seat on the Dysart City Council? I'm running because Dysart's finances need urgent, responsible ...
Jenn Alpers Age: 53 Education: Community College Occupation/Profession: Key Account Manger Family: Husband Kurt, son Koby Alpers, daughter-in-law Abby Alpers, daughter Emma Alpers and Kaleb Roach future son-in-law 1) Why are you running for a seat on the Dysart City Council? I am ...
Steven Stoner Age: 31 Education: graduated from Wapsie Valley High School and Hawkeye Community College with an associate’s degree in Computer and Network Engineering and Administration Occupation: IT Manager at Victor and Montezuma Manufacturing Family: Kelsi Stoner (Hilmer)–wife; ...
Jordan Hagedon Age: 31 Education: B.S. in Agricultural Business at Iowa State University, Pekin Community School District (Packwood, Iowa) Occupation/Profession: Representative with Mid Iowa Auction Company; self-employed owner of Hagedon Excavation & Land Management; also raise ...
Seth Seda Age: 44 Education: North Tama (Class of 2000), USN Training, Tidewater Community College Occupation/Profession: Industrial Automation Instructor at Hawkeye Community College Family: Wife Xiomara and Daughters Gabriella and Violet 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why ...
Denny Berger (no photo available) Age: 69 years old Education: Graduate of North Tama High School; Higher Education – School of Hard Knocks Occupation/Profession: Retired farmer/truck driver Family: Wife, Jill; Daughter, Melinda Oberholtz; Son, Scott Berger; four grandchildren 1) ...