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Mapleton board appoints two members to fill seats left vacant after November election
Summary
The Mapleton Local School District Board unanimously appointed Kyle Gordon and Travis Kettering to two board seats left vacant after no candidates ran in the November 2025 election; both were sworn in and the Treasurer was directed to notify the Ashland County Board of Elections.
Mapleton Local School District Board President Vince Hartzler presided over a special meeting on Jan. 29, 2026, at which the board unanimously approved a resolution appointing Kyle Gordon and Travis Kettering to fill two vacant board seats, with both terms set to expire Dec. 31, 2029.
The resolution, moved by Board Member Fred Hartzler and seconded by Board Member Kathy Goon, recited that no candidates ran for the seats held by Mindy Scurlock and ShaNa Benner in the November 2025 election and that those terms ended Jan. 1, 2026. The motion to appoint Gordon and Kettering passed on a 3-0 vote: "Fred Hartzler, Yes; Kathy Goon, Yes; Vince Hartzler, Yes. Motion Carried." The board then administered the oath of office to both appointees.
Why it matters: filling the two seats restores the board's membership after the November election left the positions unfilled, allowing the district to maintain governance continuity. The resolution directs the Treasurer to notify the Ashland County Board of Elections that the vacancies have been filled, a routine administrative step that updates county election records and clarifies the remaining term lengths.
What the board recorded: the resolution states that the vacancies existed because no candidates ran in November 2025 for the seats held by Mindy Scurlock and ShaNa Benner, that more than 10 days had passed since the vacancies were created, and that the board desired to appoint Mr. Kyle Gordon and Mr. Travis Kettering to the positions. The terms for both appointees are listed as expiring Dec. 31, 2029. The board's minutes record the finding that the adoption took place in an open meeting in compliance with law.
Next steps and procedure: the Treasurer is tasked with providing written notice to the Ashland County Board of Elections that the vacancies have been filled and with listing the names of those appointed. The meeting adjourned at 7:35 a.m.
Quote from the record: the minutes state that "Fred Hartzler motioned, seconded by Kathy Goon to approve the following resolution to appoint two (2) Mapleton Local School District Board of Education members" and that the vote was recorded as unanimous.
