Here are the contested races coming to the Aug. 6 ballot

BRANCH COUNTY — Four of five county commission districts and the county sheriff are the only county offices with contested races for the August election after party qualifications ended at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Unless an independent qualifies by July 18, the winner of the Aug. 6 Republican primary wins the election. The district includes the city of Bronson, along with Bronson, Gilead, Kinderhook, Noble, and Ovid townships. Karen McGraw, the wife of Commissioner Tom Matthew, said she would withdraw from that race. Matthew, the incumbent, decided to run for state...