Today is Oct. 12, 2023.

• Good morning! Autumn has arrived in earnest: The leaves are changing colors, some of them are starting to fall, and we’re getting those trademark comfortable days and crisp nights that October is known for. And the next week will be Exhibit A: Today is going to be cloudy with a bit of rain, mainly early in the day, with a high of 61 and low of 47. Highs will then fall into the mid-50s by Sunday, with lows dipping to 38 degrees by next Wednesday. And about those spectacular fall colors: They’ll peak the week of Oct. 16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Enjoy the kaleidoscope!
  

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Election Preview: Part 2

On the ballot: A local race-by-race glance at the 2023 November General Election

In last week’s edition, The Spotlight detailed the three proposed city charter amendments that will face Stow voters on the November ballot. This week, we take a capsule look at all the candidate races in Stow, Munroe Falls and Silver Lake.

The local races in the November General Election are as follows (asterisk represents incumbent):

CITY OF STOW

• Mayor: *John Pribonic (unopposed).

• Director of Finance: Kelly Toppin (unopposed).

• Director of Law: *Jaime Marie Syx (unopposed).

• Council-At-Large (vote for no more than 3): *Cyle Feldman, Kyle Herman, *David A. Licate, *Jeremy McIntire, Scott Simpkins.

• Ward 1 Council (vote for no more than 1): *Matt Riehl, Nick Stoiber.

• Ward 2 Council (vote for no more than 1): Kelley Coffey, *Sindi Harrison.

• Ward 3 Council (vote for no more than 1): John M. Baranek, *Brian Lowdermilk.

• Ward 4 Council (vote for no more than 1): *Mario Fiocca, Jared Miller.

CITY OF MUNROE FALLS

• Mayor (vote for no more than 1): Mike Barnes, Jim Iona, Frank Larson (withdrawn), *Allen Mavrides.

• Council-At-Large (vote for no more than 2): Dina Edwards, *John Hegnauer, Adam VanHo.

• Ward 2 Council: Bob Post (write-in; unopposed).

• Ward 3 Council: *Al Prince (unexpired term to end 12-31-2025; unopposed).

VILLAGE OF SILVER LAKE

• Mayor (vote for no more than 1): Therese Dunphy, Annmarie Lann. [Note: Incumbent Bernie Hovey announced earlier this year that he is not running for reelection after serving as Silver Lake’s mayor since 2006.]

• Council-At-Large (vote for no more than 3): Suzanne Garrett, James Kurtz, *Betsy Meyer, Wesley JD Perry, *Christopher Scott.

STOW-MUNROE FALLS CITY SCHOOL BOARD

• (vote for no more than 3): *Nancy Brown, Mike Daniels, Mike Sheehan, *Kari Suhadolnik.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7; polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Early in-person and absentee voting began Oct. 11. The Spotlight will publish Wednesday, Nov. 8 — a day earlier than usual — so that subscribers have all the local results sitting in their inbox the morning after Election Day.

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