ELYSBURG - Joseph M. Klebon easily won nomination in both the Democratic and Republican parties for a seat on the Southern Columbia Area School Board representing Ralpho Township (Region 1).
There were five other contests for the school board in the district, including three at-large positions and races in Regions 2 and 3. The results from the rest of the district, which is located in Columbia County, were unavailable at press time.
For the Region I seat, Klebon defeated Mike Yeager in the Republican primary, 146 to 48 votes, and in the Democratic primary by 104 to 40.
In the race for two at-large seats for four-year terms, the Ralpho Township totals were: Republican, Klebon, 161; Yeager, 89; and Charles E. Porter, 83. On the Democratic ballot, it was Klebon, 120; Yeager, 74, and Porter, 47. Again, these totals do not include votes from Regions 2 and 3, both of which are located in Columbia County.