Although there were no contested races in this past election, there are new faces on the Vilas County Board. TheLakelandTimes reports Jerry Burkett was re-elected as board chairman and Carolyn Ritter was re-elected as vice-chair and Dan Kramer as second vice-chair. The new faces include Jacob Postuchow, Thomas Petrusky, Art Kunde, and Joseph Laux, who were all sworn in at the board’s meeting. Thomas Petrusky, Tom Maulson, Joseph Wildcat Sr., and Leah Trojan were absent. The District 5 seat in Arbor Vitae is still vacant. The board heard a brief presentation regarding open meetings and open records laws, and also an overview of information technology.