Four tax propositions passed and three were defeated in final, unofficial balloting in the Tuesday (April 2) election.
The winning issues:
■ A $10 million bond issue to improve firehouses, restructure debt and make other improvements was approved by voters in the Rock Community Fire Protection District.
■ In Pevely, an increase to the city’s business license fee gained favor, as did a hotel-motel tax.
■ Voters in the Northwest R-1 School District made permanent a Proposition C rollback waiver that was due to expire in 2015.
On the losing side:
■ For the second straight April, voters in the De
Six hopefuls crowd race for two seats
Voters in the Fox C-6 School District will have plenty of choices when it comes to picking two members of the Board of Education in the April 2 election.
Six candidates have lined up to fill the pair of three-year terms: The two incumbents, Ruth Ann Newman, who is seeking her fourth full term, and Pete Nicholas, who is seeking his fifth term, along with challengers Mark S.
Open seat means another newcomer to veteran board
The changeover of the De Soto Board of Education continues.
Since Dennis Gannon was appointed to the school board in 2005, there had been no turnover of its seven members until last April, when Brenda Pigg, who decided not to run for another term, was replaced by Beverly Wilson.
On April 2,
Field of six seeking two available seats on board
Voters in the Hillsboro School District usually have plenty of choices each April when they choose members of the Board of Education and this year is no exception.
Six candidates have filed for the pair of three-year terms that will appear on the April 2 ballot.
Both incumbents – James W. Sucharski
Two incumbents, newcomer vie for two positions
Voters in the Festus School District will go to the polls April 2 to choose two members of the Board of Education.
They will choose from among three candidates to serve on the seven-member board. The candidates are Todd Oetting, who is running for his fourth three-year term, Herculaneum public works director Mark A. Johnson, who is running for his second term,
Three seats on seven-member board up for grabs
Residents of the Dunklin School District will a chance to have a substantial say in the makeup of the Board of Education as three seats on the seven-member board will be up for election on April 2.
In addition to the regular pair of three-year terms up for election, who will serve the final year of the seat originally held by
Five candidates crowd field for two seats on board up for grabs
The Grandview School District will have at least one new member of its Board of Education following the April 2 election.
Debbie Dunnegan, who has served on the board since 2009, has opted against running for a new three-year term this fall, creating an open seat.
The other incumbent, Billy
District parent seeks to unseat one of two incumbents
Three people are running in the April 2 election for two seats on the Northwest R-1 Board of Education.
The race features two incumbents, Gary Bonacker and Nancy Bergfeld, and a challenger, Scott E. Reed.
Bonacker is seeking his second three-year term while Bergfeld is running for a third term.
Community activist seeks to unseat one of two incumbents
The race for two seats on the Jefferson College Board of Trustees in the April 2 election features a pair of incumbents seeking their third terms and a community activist seeking to unseat one of them.
Trustees serve six-year terms.
Voters will choose from Krystal L. Hargis, Ronald Scaggs, who are the two
Races to be decided in three of four wards
Arnold residents are assured that at least two of the four seats on the City Council that will appear on the April 2 ballot will be filled by new faces.
In Ward 1, Doris Borgelt decided against running for a second two-year term to challenge Ron Counts for mayor. Jason Fulbright is
McCane defends council seat against Chilton’s challenge
Two men are running for the single seat available on the De Soto City Council in the April 2 election.
Ray Chilton is challenging Rich McCane, who is running for a second three-year term on the five-member council.
Under De Soto’s form of municipal government, members of the council represent the city at-large and
Open council seat draws interest from two candidates
Crystal City residents will be assured of a new member of the City Council after the April 2 election.
The only contested race for the four council seats up this year is in Ward 2, which is an open seat after Ted Knatcal opted against running for a second two-year term.
Voters in
Races to be decided in two of three aldermanic wards
Voters in two of Pevely’s three wards will have choices to make in the April 2 election for seats on the Board of Aldermen.
In Ward 1, Glenn (Ed) Ziegelmeyer is seeking another two-year term but faces opposition from Debbie Hurley.
In Ward 3, Freddie A. Busch is running for a second term
Only Ward 2 features a battle for aldermanic seat
Only voters in one-third of Herculaneum will have a choice to make in the April 2 election for municipal seats.
Mayor William C. Haggard is seeing a third two-year term but is running unopposed.
Likewise, Ward 1 Alderman Mike Burlage has no opposition in his bid for a fourth two-year term and Ward 3
Two years later, voters face the same choices
Kimmswick residents can be excused if they have a sense of deja vu when they report to the polls for the April 2 election.
Two years ago, the city’s residents re-elected Patricia Reno to a new term as mayor over Kevin D. Kraemer Jr.
This year, the two are running against each other again.
Voters assured of at least one new board member
Residents of the Big River Ambulance District will have a least one new member of the Board of Directors after the April 2 election.
Voters will choose a successor for the late Ed Kemp, who died in November, as well as fill a second seat up for election.
Jim Terry, who
Former member seeking to return to board
Voters in the North Jefferson Ambulance District will get a chance in the April 2 election whether they want to stay the course or choose a new board member.
Two seats are open on the district’s Board of Directors, and both incumbents, Diana Davis and Rebecca Cowley, are running for new three-year terms.
However,
Subdistrict 1 residents get a choice this time around
Voters in Subdistrict 1 of the Board of Directors Public Water Supply District No. 2, which serves the High Ridge area, will have a new director after the April 2 election.
Bob Mahlandt, who was appointed three years ago when no one ran for the seat, could not run for the seat because he does not live in the subdistrict, which takes in the Fenton and Murphy
Longtime board member faces challenge
Voters in the High Ridge Fire Protection District will have a choice when they go to the polls in the April 2 election.
Jim Daniels, a former assistant chief of the district who has served on the board since 2004, is seeking a new six-year term but faces a challenge by Ron Woehrle, who has served on the North Jefferson Ambulance District’s Board
Hunt seeks to end Womack’s tenure on board at nine years
Lee E. Womack faces a challenge to his bid to serve a fourth three-year term on the Festus Special Road District’s Board of Directors.
In the April 2 election, newcomer Steve Hunt seeks to replace Womack on the board.
The district pays mileage to board members who inspect roads.
The North Jefferson County Ambulance District will have a three-way race for two seats on its board in April, after all, following a court order to place Ron Woehrle’s name on the ballot.
Woehrle, 58, of High Ridge had filed to run for a seat on the ambulance district board but then was removed from the April 2 ballot for not paying his personal property tax by the last day of filings on Jan. 15.
Several candidates across the county have been removed from the April 2 ballot for failing to pay taxes or municipal services fees by Jan. 15, the day filings for the election closed.
Two candidates who filed for seats on the Arnold City Council were disqualified, eliminating races in wards 1 and 3. A candidate for the Pevely Board of Aldermen also was disqualified, as well as a candidate for North Jefferson Ambulance District.
Shaun Missey,
Arnold will have just a two-way mayoral race on April 2, between Ward 1 Councilwoman Doris Borgelt and incumbent Ron Counts, after Ward 4 Councilman Ken Moss withdrew his name Tuesday, right before filings for the election closed.
Several other last-minute filings created races or added to already crowded fields.
Voters will see races for seats on city councils and school boards all across the county.
Kimmswick also will
Jefferson College has a three-way race on the April 2 ballot for two seats on its Board of Trustees, with Avery Fortenberry challenging incumbents Krystal Hargis and Ron Scaggs.
Fortenberry filed for the election on Monday, with just one day to spare before filings end.
Seats are open on local city councils and boards, school district boards and the Jefferson College Board of Trustees, as well as on boards for local fire, ambulance, water, sewer
The city of De Soto has a race on the April 2 ballot for a seat on its City Council, after Ray Chilton threw his name in the mix Monday, with just one day left to file.
Also on Monday, Larry Sanders Sr. filed for a seat on the De Soto school board, creating a four-way race for two seats on that board.
Seats are open on local city councils and boards, school district boards and the Jefferson College Board of Trustees,
With filings for the April 2 election to close in just a few days, some political entities, like Crystal City, have had no one throw their hat into the ring.
However, in Herculaneum on Friday (Jan. 11), three candidates rushed to file for a Ward 2 aldermanic seat.
Seats are open on local city councils and boards, school district boards and the Jefferson College Board of Trustees, as well as on boards for local fire, ambulance, water, sewer and road
A few filings continue to trickle in for the April 2 election.
Seats are open on local city councils and boards, school district boards and the Jefferson College Board of Trustees, as well as on boards for local fire, ambulance, water, sewer and road districts.
Filings opened Dec. 11 and close Tuesday, Jan. 15.
A list of filings as of Jan. 4 follows. Names of the most recent candidates to file are listed in bold type.
Several races have taken shape for the April 2 election.
Filings opened Dec. 11 and will close Jan. 15. The Leader’s list of filers was updated on Dec. 20. Many entities will close for the Christmas holidays and will reopen filings after the New Year holiday.
The cities of Arnold and Kimmswick will have mayoral races, and Arnold and Pevely will have races for seats on their council or board of aldermen.
The cities of Arnold and Kimmswick will have mayoral races in the April 2, 2013, election, following the first day of filings on Tuesday.
Also, there will be races for seats on the Arnold City Council and Pevely Board of Aldermen, as well as on the De Soto, Dunklin and Hillsboro school boards.
Filings will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Seats are open on local city councils,
Jefferson County voters filled polling places on Tuesday, with a 66.5 percent voter turnout. After all the votes were counted, 98,470 of 148,086 registered voters showed up to cast ballots on county, state and national candidates.
Voters unseated a 14-year county officeholder, Public Administrator Bruce King in favor of Steve Farmer, and presented several razor-thin margins for seats in the state Legislature.
Jefferson County Clerk Wes Wagner had predicted that 70 percent of voters