VOTERS SAY PRICE IS RIGHT

Bev Price has been chosen as one of the Democratic nominees for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors race, according to preliminary results of the primary election posted by the auditor’s office. However, the remaining candidates did not receive at least 35 percent of the vote and will go to a nomination convention.

Of the 3,121 ballots submitted, Price received the most votes with 1,346 votes, or about 43.13 percent. Following about 300 votes behind was Pam Olson, who garnered 1,066 votes or 34.16 percent. Scott DeVries received 696 votes, or 22.30 percent. The remaining 13 votes were write-ins.

In a statement to Newton News, Price thanked residents who helped with her campaign and took the time to vote for her. But there is still a lot of work left to do, Price said, to spread her message of the importance of collaboration and “respectful and responsible leadership.”

“I’m humbled by the support I have been shown over the past several weeks,” Price said. “We truly are stronger together.”

Price, of Newton, is lifelong Newton resident and a retired banker with 45 years of experience. She also served as a retail banking regional manager of up to 20 locations in Iowa and Minnesota. Price graduated from Newton High School and went to the Iowa Bankers Association Commercial Lending School.

Olson, of Newton, is a former employee of Jasper County. Before retiring in 2020, she was the assistant to the engineer and had worked for the county road department for 41 years. Olson is also a certified engineering technician from Hawkeye Technical College. She previously ran for supervisor in 2018.

DeVries, of rural Prairie City, works as a product manager at Marel, Inc. and has lived in Jasper County for most of his life. After graduating from PCM High School, he received his bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Vermont. In the past, he served as chair of the Jasper County Democratic Party.

Contact Christopher Braunschweig at 641-792-3121 ext. 6560 or cbraunschweig@newtondailynews.com