A newcomer and a previous school board member will join the Karns City Area school board starting January 2026, alongside two incumbents, as a result of Tuesday’s general election in which seven candidates campaigned for four open seats.

According to unofficial election results reported in Butler County Bureau of Elections summary reports in the Nov. 4 election, William Weibel — a school bus driver for the district and a newcomer to the board — topped the polls with 1,606 votes, or 17.9% of the vote. This was followed by incumbent Cari Harmon with 1,463 votes, or 16.3% of the vote, then fellow incumbent Robert Bray with 1,317 votes, or 14.7% of the vote, and previous board member Tara Hackwelder with 1,245 votes, or 13.9% of the vote.

The night-of results indicates those who failed to ga

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