12 March 2026
Culbertson School Board Candidates Surveyed
There are three candidates for two open positions on the Culbertson School Board. The candidates are incumbents Wendy Becker and Christopher Petersen and newcomer Erin Rhodes. The election is set for Tuesday, May 5, from noon-9 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The deadline to file was February 9.
The candidates were given the following questions to help voters make their selections.
Why are you
Senior Profile
Culbertson High School senior Leland Pirkle has busy days with commitments at both the school and for his job.
He has been employed at Zane Panasuk’s ranch, off and on, for about four years. His duties include working and feeding the cows.
Pirkle says he hasn’t thought about such a job until his stepdad was approached about Leland working on the ranch.
“I do like it a lot,” Pirkle




