A close election on Tuesday night resulted in a new mayor for the city of Vermillion.
In a 51 to 49 percent split, Jon Cole defeated Kelsey Collier-Wise for the role of Mayor in Vermillion.
The Vermillion School Board also had two seats up for grabs, with Mark Winegar and Jacob Skelton being the top vote-getters with 29 and 24 percent each.
Four candidates running for Clay County Commission will move onto November’s general election. Democrats Geoffrey Gray-Lobe and Constance Moore Nielsen will face Republicans David Thiesse and James Bohnsack on the ballot later this year.
In Hutchinson County, Maurice Waltner defeated Barron Nankviel to become the next Sheriff.
