The Primary Election takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, with several local races on the ballot including borough councils, township supervisors, and auditors to name a few.

Many races are uncontested though in Linesville Borough four people are running for three positions, two people are running for a township supervisor position in Sadsbury Township and there is a race for township supervisor in North Shenango Township as well.

There is a race for tax collector in Summit Township to replace the retiring Pam Albaugh.

In the Conneaut School District, only Don Ellis Jr., is on the ballot in Region III, the area covering Conneaut Lake Borough and the townships of Sadsbury, Greenwood and East Fallowfield. There is only the one position open. Ellis is the incumbent.

In Region I, incumbent David Schaef is the only name on the school ballot with the Region I area covering Linesville Borough, and the townships of Beaver, Conneaut, Pine, North Shenango, and West Fallowfield. There is only the one position open in the Region I area.

Brandon King, judging by signs placed around the area, is attempting a write-in campaign for the school board position in the Region I area.

In the Region II area of the school district - the area covering the boroughs of Conneautville and Springboro and the townships of Spring, Summerhill, and Summit, four individuals are running for two positions.

They are Dr. Carol Bocan, incumbent, Dot Luckock, Cheryl Krachkowski, and John Burnham.

Come the next school year beginning in late August, the Conneaut School District will have just one busing company in charge of transportation.

That company will be Anderson Coach & Travel, who heretofore, has been the provider of transportation in the former Linesville attendance area.

In the past several years, Anderson, who took over when Warren Brothers closed due to retirement, has provided the Linesville area transportation while First Student has been the provider in the Conneaut Lake and Conneaut Valley areas.

First Student first came into the district as Laidlaw, who took over transportation at Conneaut Lake, when the school district decided to longer provide its own transportation in that area close to 20 years ago.

Busing contracts are up come July 1, and the school district decided to ask for bids from all interested companies.

Three responded to bids - Anderson, First Student, and Student Transportation [STA].

While bids were sought, by law, the district does not have to bid services which busing is.

Once bids were opened last month and various prices compared, the school board, at its meeting of May 8, voted to reject all bids on a 6-0 vote with Brian Boyce, Don Ellis, Jr., and Lorri Drumm absent. Ellis was absent due to a family health issue in New Jersey and Drumm had transportation problems.