The Springfield School Board race has been finalized with 58 of the 58 precincts reporting.
Incumbent Maryam Mohammadkhani returns to the Board with 11,306 votes. She’s now joined by Danielle Kincaid with 12,255 votes, and Susan Provance with 13,082 total votes.
Landon McCarter and Chad Rollins missed the cut garnering 10,986 votes, and 10,730 votes respectively.
Other candidates included Board Vice-President Scott Crise, and Kyler Sherman-Wilkins picking up just under 10% of votes.
The Nixa School Board results have been finalized with all 17 precincts reporting.
The two candidates coming out on top being Joshua Roberts getting 37% of the vote, and Jason Messengale receiving just over 30%.
Others on the ballot included Megan Deal with almost 20%, and Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk at 12%.
Christian County saw less than 10% voter turnout.
You can also track election results here with the Greene County Clerk’s Office.
Springfield R-12 School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 3)
Danielle Kincaid _2806______________
Landon McCarter__2083_____________
Susan Provance __2872______________
Scott Crise ___1471__________________
Kyler Sherman-Wilkins _1678__________
Chad Rollins __2049_________________
Maryam Mohammadkhani_2166__________
Willard R-2 School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Matthew Young _________________
Amanda Gooch __________________
Megan Patrick ___________________
Renee McKelvie __________________
Nixa Public School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Joshua K. Roberts _99____________
Megan Deal __74__________________
Jason Massengale __80_____________
Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk __59_________
Ozark R VI School District—-School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Patty Quessenberry __152_________
Dustin Kirkman __127_____________
Jason Newman Shaffer __116________
James Francis Griffin __108___________
Ash Grove R-4 School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Cody Stacey __33__________________
Robert “Jeremy” Willmon _19________
Rachelle Vaughn _18________________
Amanda Reece __28________________
David L. Hazelrigg (HAZE-uhl-rigg) 25
Walnut Grove R-5 School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 3)
David Glenn __2__________________
Scott Hayter __4__________________
Daphne Wilkins _6_________________
Brandon Simpson __5_______________
Fair Grove R-10 School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Kelly Sutherland __62_______________
Brett McCulloch ___54______________
David Bruner __72__________________
Sparta R-III School District—-School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Amy Humble Forgey _10_________
Katrina Selsor _10_________
Ethan Luetjen __4________
Spokane R-VII School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Holly Adams _112__________
Sarah Rhoades__47_______
Jeremy Truitt __84________
Edmund S. Unger __31________
Helen Unger __21___________
Billings R-IV School District—-School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Chris Bos __16________
Lyndell Plowman __10_________
Karley Reeves (Hammers) _11_________
Chadwick R-I School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
James Highfill ___________
Candice Cover ___________
Jerrod Lantz _____________
Niangua R-5 School District—–School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
William Venolia _______________
Logan Brengle _______________
Aaron Quella ________________
Shane Callaway ______________
Tom Dixon ___________________
Fordland R-III School District—School Board Race
(Vote for 2)
Maria Henry-Waterman _________________
Warren Paul Brooks __________________
Cynthia Susanne ___________________
City of Springfield Charter Amendments:
Question 1:
Should the city charter be amended to require enactment of a Code of Ethics, which would be reviewed by the city council at least once a year? It would also revise a provision to address employee violations with disciplinary action up to and including termination and add a legal defense to the forfeiture of office or termination of employment if a prior, written advisory opinion from the city attorney was obtained and relied upon in good faith.
YES: __3465____________________
NO: ___1024___________________
Question 2:
Should the city charter be amended to provide for the mayor to serve a four-year term instead of a two-year term? The four-year term would apply starting with the first 2025 general municipal election. The mayor would still be limited to eight consecutive years of service.
YES: __2452______________
NO:___2113______________
City of Republic Charter Amendments: (There are 6 of them):
Question 1: Changing the charter so that the mayor would no longer appoint the city attorney, but rather the city administrator would appoint the city attorney.
YES: ________________
NO: ________________
Question 2: Amending the charter to “establish a schedule for the election of councilmembers to staggered four-year terms at the general municipal election to be held on even years.
YES: ______________
NO: _______________
Question 3: Amending the charter to clarify that a vacancy in the city council should be filled for the remainder of an unexpired term, if any, at the next regular municipal election with expiring seats on the ballot.
YES: ______________
NO: ______________
Question 4: Establishing requirements and procedures for the first and second reading of ordinances by title during a single open council meeting, and for final passage of an ordinance as part of the consent agenda at an open council meeting.
YES: _________________
NO: __________________
Question 5: Repealing charter section 7.6 and add a new subsection to section 7.3 that would make capital planning part of the annual budget.
YES: ________________
NO: ________________
Question 6: Would repeal section 10.3, which would allow administrative management of temporary permits issued for public utilities operations to be in line with the Republic Municipal Code.
YES: ________________
NO: ________________
City of Fair Grove Use Tax Issue:
Voters in Fair Grove are deciding whether to impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax. If the local sales tax rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate would be reduced or raised accordingly.
YES: ________________
NO: ________________
Marijuana Tax Issues in Several Communities in the Ozarks:
City of Republic Proposition G:
Voters are being asked to decide whether to impose an additional 3% sales tax on the retail sale of non-medical adult-use marijuana.
YES: ________________
NO: ________________
City of Nixa:
Voters deciding whether to impose a 3% sales tax on “all tangible personal property retail sales” of non-medical adult-use marijuana sold in the city.
YES: _90___67%____________
NO: __40___33%____________
City of Billings:
Voters are deciding whether to impose a 3% sales tax on all retail sales of adult-use, non-medical marijuana sold in the city. The tax would be used for “capital improvements and operations of public safety services.”
YES: __5___100%____________
NO: __________________
City of Rogersville:
Voters are deciding whether to impose a 3% sales tax on all retail sales of adult-use non-medical marijuana sold in the city of Rogersville.
YES: _______________
NO: ________________
City of Fordland:
Voters are deciding whether to impose a 3% sales tax on all retail sales of adult-use marijuana sold in the city of Fordland.
YES: _______________
NO: _______________
City of Pleasant Hope:
Voters are being asked to decide whether to implement a 3% sales tax on the sale of adult-use marijuana, which would support construction of sidewalks within Pleasant Hope city limits.
YES: _____________
NO: _____________
Local School District Money Issues:
Clever R-V School District:
(REQUIRES 4/7THS MAJORITY (57.14% TO PASS)
Voters asked to decide a $16 million dollar bond issue to acquire, construct, renovate, improve and equip school facilities. This includes additions to the elementary-middle school campus and the high school, and making safety and security improvements to school facilities, and acquiring title to school facilities and/or prepaying all or a portion of existing lease obligations.
YES: _17___81%__________
NO: __4____19%_________
Sparta R-III School District:
Voters are deciding whether the district is allowed to increase the operating tax levy ceiling to $3.2788 per $100 of assess valuation to support the district’s general operating expenses, including compensation for staff and employees.
YES: __7__47%__________
NO: ___8___53%_________
Bolivar R-I School District Bond Issue:
(REQUIRES 4/7 MAJORITY (57.14% TO PASS)
Voters are being asked to decide if the school district should issue $11 million of general obligation bonds, which would be used to acquire, construct, renovate, improve, furnish and equip school facilities. This includes installing safety and security infrastructure, improving existing school facilities, improving career education classes, and expanding playgrounds, including all-inclusive updates.
YES: _______________
NO: _________________
Ava R-I School District Issue:
Voters deciding whether the Ava School District will be authorized to increase the operating tax levy ceiling to $3.01 per $100 of assesses valuation. The increase would pay for capital projects, such as an early childhood enter and storm center.
YES: _________________
NO: _________________
Fair Play Proposition KIDS Issue:
Voters in the Fair Play School District are being asked whether to allow the district to borrow $1.9 million to construct secure entrances, replace exterior doors, upgrade access control systems, replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and upgrade lighting to LED, as well as a number of other school improvements.
YES: _______________
NO: _______________
Halfway R-3 School District Issue:
(REQUIRES 4/7 MAJORITY (57.14% TO PASS)
Voters are deciding whether the district will issue $850,000 of general obligation bonds that would be used to renovate, repair, furnish and equip school sites and buildings, including upgrades to heating and plumbing, ventilation and air conditioning. If approved, the levy is expected to remain unchanged.
YES: _______________
NO: _______________
CITY MONEY ISSUES:
City of Bolivar—Proposition Public Safety:
Voters in Bolivar are being asked if they should increase the general local sales tax rate by 0.75% until December 31, 2039, which would go toward public safety and emergency preparedness.
YES: ______________
NO: _______________
OTHER ISSUES:
Central Polk County Fire Protection District Proposition 1:
Asks voters to decide if a specific area, which is currently being served by the Halfway Volunteer Fire Department, should become part of the Central Polk County Fire Protection District. This issue will be on the Bolivar R-1 Schools-Fire and R-3 Halfway School District ballots.
YES: _____________
NO: ______________
MAYORAL RACES IN THE OZARKS:
City of Willard:
(Vote for 1)
Samuel Snider __8____________
Troy Smith __10_______________
City of Fair Grove:
(Vote for 1)
Leon Beaty _1___________
Thomas Voorhis __2________
City of Marshfield:
(Vote for 1)
Natalie B. McNish ______________
Jed Fisher ____________________
City of Battlefield:
(Vote for 1):
Mark Crabtree _20__________
Dan Fox __1____________
Samantha Deaton _11___________
City of Walnut Grove:
(Vote for 1):
Jim Cole _______________
Jeffrey Kruger __________
Fred Ruth______________
Springfield City Utilities has sent a line crew to the St. Robert/Waynesville area to help restore power after Monday’s storms.
C-U sent 5 linemen and a supervisor from the electric line department as a response to a mutual aid request through the Missouri Public Utility Alliance.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in northern Green County Monday night.
The Weather Services says that the tornado that touched down near Fair Grove was an E-F 1 tornado.
The tornado was 100 yards wide with winds of 95 miles per hour.
It was spotted five miles west of Fair Grove. It was on the ground for two miles.
A man who allegedly broke into a couple’s home while naked has pleaded guilty to burglary and sexual misconduct.
According to court records, 42-year-old Gene Ferguson changed his plea to guilty to sexual misconduct, attempted sodomy, and two counts of burglary.
A probable cause statement said Ferguson broke into a home in the Delaware neighborhood through an unlocked door in July of 2023.
He will be sentenced in July.
A man from Springfield is sentenced to 15 years in prison after entering an “Alford” plea to felony DWI charges stemming from a 2021 crash that killed two people.
Gary Calhoun was driving North on Glenstone when he crossed the center line, and smashed into a car driven by Amber Kendall, and a truck driven by Felix Gonzalez.
Gonzalez died at the scene, and Kendall died in a hospital shortly after.
An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt, but acknowledges that evidence would likely lead to a guilty verdict.
A man from Richland is faces ten charges of possession of child pornography after investigators say he uploaded hundreds of sexually explicit images.
61-year-old John Edward Clark was arrested at his home after deputies with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant.
At the home, authorities say they found a cell phone that was “actively displaying” child pornography. They also found a glass pipe that tested positive for meth.
Clark admitted to downloading child pornography months prior, but had since deleted it.
The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided a tip that an individual had uploaded over 200 images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online through a Google account.
That account was in Clark’s name, and a zip file from the account contained child pornography when searched by law enforcement.
He is being held in the Camden County Jail. Details of his bond have not been released.
Students and teachers at Bingham Elementary in Springfield are back in class now after a smoke scare caused a quick evacuation.
Authorities say they arrived at the building and saw smoke, but were never able to conclude where the smoke was coming from and what a possible cause may have been.
A short time after arriving, fire crews were able to give the all clear for everyone to return to the school, according to Springfield Public Schools.
Bingham Elementary is located at the corner of Barnes and Cherry in central Springfield and educates students from K-6th Grade.
Several tornadoes touched down in the Springfield-Greene County area Monday night, downing trees and power lines, with severe storms also pounding the area with golf ball to egg size to tennis ball size hail.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for much of the Ozarks through 3:00 a.m. Tuesday.
At 10:27 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service reported a confirmed tornado was located near Ash Grove, moving east at 50 miles per hour. Weather spotters confirmed a tornado on the ground and tornado sirens began sounding in the Springfield area.
At 10:56 p.m., a confirmed large and dangerous tornado was located near Fair Grove, moving east at 55 miles per hour.
That tornado was then located near Marshfield at 11:06 p.m.
Tornado warnings continued right up I-44 late Monday night to Lebanon, Waynesville and Rolla.
We have had no confirmed reports of injuries, but in the Fair Grove area, numerous large trees and road signs were reported down by fire and rescue, with major tree damage along Highway AF and Farm Road 2. Some of those trees were 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Also, the public reported sizable pieces of sheet metal partially wrapped around trees along north Farm Road 185 northwest of Fair Grove, and significant tree damage along north Farm Road 177.
In Elkland, law enforcement reported trees down as well as some debris in the roadway near Highway 38/Old Hillcrest Road.
Just north of Buffalo, trees were uprooted or snapped and a roof blown off. A 12-inch tree was down over power lines.
We had reports of damage to the Carthage square, with broken windows, power poles and lines down as storms moved through Jasper County before 10:00 p.m.
In Joplin, we had separate reports of 67 and 72 mile per hour wind gusts around Airport Drive.
Golf ball size hail was reported near Pumpkin Center in Dallas County, with golf ball, egg size hail (2.00 inches) and ping pong ball size hail reported in the Bolivar area. The largest hail was reported on the north side of Bolivar around CMH Hospital.
Damage assessment teams from the National Weather Service will be out Tuesday confirming tornado touchdowns across the area.