The Lake Township Chamber of Commerce hosted the second of its three planned October 2025 candidate forums on Tuesday evening, October 7, 2025 at the Hartville Kitchen (West Wing).

The forum focused on the  Lake Township Trustee race, featuring six (6) candidates vying for two (2) open seats. 

Candidates in attendance were:
1. David Chambers
2. Aaron Floom
3. Sue Grabowski
4. Jeff Miller
5. Carter Ridgway
6. Jeremy Yoder (incumbent)

Each candidate was given time to introduce themselves and respond to questions that had been provided in advance. Read the questions here: 2025 Trustee Candidate Forum Questions

Live streaming of the forum was provided by students from the Career Tech GenYES IT Program at Lake High School.

The Lake Township Chamber of Commerce hosted the first of its three planned October 2025 candidate forums on Wednesday morning, October 1, 2025 at the Comfort Suites in Hartville.

The forum focused on the Hartville Village Council race, featuring several candidates vying for four (4) open seats.  Candidates in attendance were Tim Hayden, Jim Sullivan, and Chris Ramsburg. 

Each candidate was given time to introduce themselves and respond to questions that had been provided in advance. Read the questions here: 2025 Council Candidate Forum Questions

Candidates Steve Reisch and Matt Kadas, who were unable to attend, both provided written responses: 

»Matt Kadas Forum Responses
»Steve Reisch Forum Responses

Videotaping of the forum was provided by Andy Eicher Photography