Voters across the Ozarks will go to the polls Tuesday to elect school board and municipal leaders and decide money issues.
Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7:00 p.m.
Click here for Greene County sample ballots:
Click here for Christian County sample ballots:
Click here for Webster County sample ballots:
Here are the candidate races and ballot issues we’ll be following closely Tuesday night, with updates throughout Election Night on 93.3kwto.com and on air in bottom of the hour newscasts on 93-3 FM/560 AM KWTO.
***(I) indicates an incumbent****
Springfield School Board Race: (Vote for 2 for a 3-year term)
Charles Taylor (I)
Steve Makoski
Chad T. Courtney
Brandi VanAntwerp
Kelly Byrne
Greene County School Races/Issues:
FAIR GROVE SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Josh K. Butler
Jennifer Harp (I)
John Morris
Cheryl Kepes (I)
Jeremy George
REPUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Reggie George
Travis Edwards (I)
Robin Davidson
Dave Daniel
STRAFFORD SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Steve Heil
Sarah June Call
Kyle Muncy
WILLARD SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Kip A. Baker (I)
Jennifer Triplett
Elizabeth Nothum
Christopher Moak
David A. Menditto
WILLARD SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ISSUE 4/7TH’S MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR
PASSAGE—57%)
NO TAX INCREASE 29.5 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING MULTIPURPOSE SAFE ROOMS,
SECURED ENTRYWAYS AND CLASSROOM ADDITIONS, SAFETY AND
SECURITY UPGRADES AND REPAIRING AND RENOVATING SCHOOL
FACILITIES.
Christian County School Races/Issues:
OZARK SCHOOL BOARD: (Vote for 2 for a 3-year term)
Sarah Adams Orr (I)
Andrew Hedgpeth (I)
Randy Taylor
Mark A. Jenkins
OZARK SCHOOLS QUESTION 1: (4/7THS MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR
PASSAGE—57%).
19 MILLION DOLLAR NO TAX INCREASE BOND ISSUE FOR
IMPROVING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTING STORM SHELTERS AT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD
CENTER, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
OZARK SCHOOLS QUESTION 2:
10 CENT NO TAX INCREASE LEVY TRANSFER TO HELP WITH RISING
OPERATING COSTS. WOULD PROVIDE THE DISTRICT $500,000 A
YEAR. THE DISTRICT’S TAX LEVY HAS STAYED THE SAME SINCE
2003.
NIXA SCHOOL BOARD: (Vote for 2 for a 3-year term):
Glenn R. Scott
Mike Copeland (I)
Bridget Bidinger
Michael Miller
BILLINGS SCHOOL BOARD: (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Gary Verch (I)
Stacie McGuire
Randall Whitman (I)
Michael Tomlinson
CLEVER SCHOOL BOARD: (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Jaredd R. King
Samantha Mendenhall
Sarah Christina Camp (I)
Kendall Austin Hedgpeth
Jaren Monger
SPARTA SCHOOL BOARD: (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Blake Leyland
Jason Albert Loveland (I)
Dennis G. Lilly (I)
SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION O: (4/7TH’S MAJORITY
REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE (57%)
NO TAX INCREASE BOND ISSUE: BORROWING SIX MILLION
DOLLARS TO BUILD A NEW FIELD HOUSE AND MAKE OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOLS.
Webster County School Races/Issues:
MARSHFIELD SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Mark William Messick (I)
Tara Isringhausen-Thomas
Travis Lee Hammons
Janette Clark
Jill Norton
Logan-Rogersville School Board (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Julie Ann Gipson (I)
Justin Coyan
Whitney Williams
Logan-Rogersville School District Question: (4/7THS MAJORITY
REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE (57%)
32 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE FOR BUILDING AND RENOVATING
SCHOOL FACILITIES. INCLUDES CLASSROOM ADDITIONS AND
RENOVATION AT THE PRIMARY, LOGAN ELEMENTARY, UPPER
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS
SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS.
SEYMOUR SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for 2 for 3-year term):
Robert Joseph Crump
Ashley Kelley (I)
Joshua Wright (I)
Money Issues in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties:
GREENE COUNTY:
EBENEZER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT:
SIX MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE ((4/7TH’S MAJORITY REQUIRED
FOR PASSAGE (57%) THE BOND WOULD REPLACE EBENEZER’S
HEADQUARTERS AND UPDATE EQUIPMENT TO SERVE THE 118
SQUARE-MILE DISTRICT. IF APPROVED, FAMILIES IN THE AREA
WOULD PAY A MONTHLY TAX, DEPENDING ON THE COST OF THEIR
HOME.
STRAFFORD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT PROPOSITION FIRE:
(4/7THS MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE (57%)
8 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE FOR ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING,
RENOVATING, IMPROVING, REPLACING, EQUIPPING, FIRE STATIONS
AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT. THE MAIN
FOCUS OF THE MONEY WOULD BE TO UPDATE AND RENOVE FIRE
STATION 2. THE BOND ALSO INCLUDES ADDING ANOTHER FIRE
STATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY.
CITY OF FAIR GROVE:
USE TAX FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES (A TAX ON BUYING
GOODS OR SERVICES FROM OUT OF STATE PROVIDERS)
CHRISTIAN COUNTY:
NIXA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOND ISSUE: (4/7THS MAJORITY
REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE (57%)
SHALL NIXA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ISSUE GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6.4 MILLION FOR
CONTRUCTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING A NEW FIRE
STATION?
BILLINGS SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT PROPOSISTION:
35 CENT TAX LEVY CONTINUATION
OZARK SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT PROPOSITION:
RESTORING A 35 CENT TAX LEVY.
CITY OF BILLINGS: PROPOSITION 1
USE TAX ISSUE
CITY OF OZARK: QUESTION
3/8THS CENT SALES TAX CONTINUATION FOR STREETS,
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS AND BRIDGES
VILLAGE OF SADDLEBROOK: PROPOSITION A
$370,000 BOND ISSUE FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (4/7THS
MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE (57%)
WEBSTER COUNTY:
WEBSTER COUNTY QUESTION 1: “MAKE IT EQUAL”
USE TAX ISSUE: PASSAGE OF THE ISSUE WOULD ENSURE THE SAME
LOCAL TAX RATE THAT IS IMPOSED ON SALES FROM LOCAL
RETAILERS IN RURAL WEBSTER COUNTY WILL APPLY TO
PURCHASES AND SALES FROM ONLINE SELLERS AND VENDORS.
CITY OF MARSHFIELD QUESTION 2: “MAKE IT EQUAL”
USE TAX ISSUE
Contested Municipal Races in Greene, Christian and Webster
Counties
GREENE COUNTY:
CITY OF ASH GROVE MAYOR’S RACE:
Caleb Smith
Lester Gardner (I)
ASH GROVE ALDERMAN—WARD 1:
Jerry A. Kane (I)
Ty Thornton
CITY OF WILLARD—WARD 3 ALDERMAN:
Landon Hall (I)
Rehela Petian
CITY OF FAIR GROVE—MAYOR’S RACE:
Sherry Veach
Stephen Short (I)
CITY OF WALNUT GROVE—MAYOR’S RACE:
Jean Thompson
Jim Cole
Eldon Locke (I)
WALNUT GROVE ALDERMAN—SOUTH WARD:
Rodney Choate
Jonathan Clay
Tony Douglas
WALNUT GROVE ALDERMAN—NORTH WARD:
Ronald Stevens (Butch)
Russell Morgan
CHRISTIAN COUNTY:
CITY OF HIGHLANDVILLE: WARD 1 ALDERMAN
Gene Drove
George Pezold
HIGHLANDVILLE ALDERMAN: WARD 2
Joe Gault
Bob Kindrick
CITY OF NIXA: COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 2
Aron Peterson (I)
Corin Harskey
CITY OF NIXA: COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 3
Isaiah Lockhart
Jeff Belcher
Justin Orf (I)
CITY OF OZARK: ALDERMAN WARD 2
Bruce Calloway (I)
Kevin A. Rusenstrom
VILLAGE OF SADDLEBROOKE TRUSTEES (Vote for 2 for 2-year term):
John Gardner
Brent Ponder
Chris Stewart
CITY OF SPARTA: ALDERMAN WARD 2
Jarrett Ray Iorg
Amy Hammons (I)
WEBSTER COUNTY:
CITY OF MARSHFIELD WEST WARD ALDERMAN:
Stacy Lee (I)
Earl Terrill
CITY OF FORDLAND: ALDERMAN (vote for 2 for a 2-year term):
Brett Simmons (I)
James Budd
Michael Swallow
CITY OF ROGERSVILLE: WARD 1 ALDERMAN
Kory Stucki
Victor Osenniy
CITY OF SEYMOUR: MAYOR’S RACE
Alicia Hagen
Richard B. Bell
VILLAGE OF DIGGINS: BOARD OF TRUSTEES (vote for 2):
Barbara Holmes
Ryan L. Rinehart
John M. Curtis
