Rural Sutherland man running for HD5 seat

Mike Schnoes, a native of Paullina and now a rural Sutherland resident, has tossed his hat for Iowa House District 5 into the proverbial ring.

Schnoes has followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, taking up education as his occupation. He is a teacher at Alta-Aurelia School District and has served in that capacity for five years. He is the sixth generation in O'Brien County. His settler grandparents were both veterinarians, the first in O'Brien County and shocking for a female during that time in history.

Schnoes is running as a Republican, but says "the best person should win."...