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Menahga school board elects Katie Howard chair, names officers for 2026
Summary
At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting, the Menahga Public School District No. 821 board unanimously elected Katie Howard chair for 2026 and filled vice chair, clerk and treasurer posts; the board also completed an officer transition during the meeting.
Katie Howard was elected chair of the Menahga Public School District No. 821 board for 2026 at the board's organizational meeting on Jan. 5. The board voted to cast a unanimous ballot installing Howard as chair, Andrea Haverinen as vice chair, Cherie Peterson as clerk and Julia Kicker as treasurer.
The nominations and balloting occurred early in the meeting. "Motion by Cherie Peterson to cast a unanimous ballot for 2026, as follows: Office of Chair, Katie Howard nominated by Cherie Peterson," the minutes record. After the election, Katie Howard called the remainder of the meeting to order as the 2026 chair at 6:16 p.m.
The officer elections followed a brief vice-chair balloting exchange that recorded votes for nominations before the board moved to a single unanimous ballot. The organizational meeting is the board's annual opportunity to elect officers and confirm committee assignments and administrative delegates.
