ERVIN LOSES BOARD SEAT IN LIGHT VOTE

In a dismal turnout Tuesday, Cape Girardeau voters ousted Board of Education President Ferrell Ervin in favor of newcomer Martha Zlokovich.

Just 5 percent of the district's 25,885 registered voters cast ballots in the three-way race between Zlokovich and incumbents Ervin and Mark Carver.

Two, three-year terms were up for election.

"I didn't know what to expect," said Zlokovich, who received 901 votes and becomes the second female to join the board in two years. She said she agrees with the long-range goals set by the school board and plans to work with other board members to win support for an operating tax increase voters will consider in August.

"I'm looking forward to learning whatever it is I need to know," Zlokovich said.

Ervin, who had served as board president for four of his six years on the school board, received 517 votes. He attributed his loss to the community's desire for a change in leadership rather than from fallout from the board's decision last month not to rehire high school principal Randie Fidler.

Said Ervin: "I'm not sure that ever, when you have an election, that it says anything about a vote of confidence. There's always a point when a community or district wants to have a change."

Carver was out of town and learned of his re-election with 874 votes late Tuesday night. He said he hopes the board will define its role in the district and continue to work toward established goals during his second term.

"I think the one key issue that has got to take place is the Cape Board of Education needs to understand what its role is," Carver said. "We have needless and unnecessary controversy. The overall direction of the district has been thought out years ahead of time, so we know what we need to do there."

TUESDAY'S RETURNS

CAPE GIRARDEAU CO.

Cape Girardeau School Board

Ferrell Ervin (I) 517

Mark Carver (I) 874

Martha Zlokovich 901

Jackson School Board

Gerald Adams (I) 1,168

Donna Tidwell 740

Kevin Schaper 649

Mack Illers 784

Jim Woeltje 912

Thomas Liebeknecht 116

Delta School Board

Mike Reiminger (I) 110

Keith Cook (I) 100

Kenny Burnett 107

Roger Seabaugh 54

Jackson Board of Aldermen

Ward 1

Timothy A. Wright 100

Philip C. Penzel 258

Ward 2

Kerry L. Hoffman (I) 220

Carl G. Penzel 188

Dutchtown Trustees

Wesley Amelunke 9

John Green 11

Deborah J. Scheffer 6

Doyle Parmer 9

Gordonville sewer bonds

Yes 65

No 55

Oak Ridge school bonds

Yes 269

No 162

PERRY COUNTY

Altenburg-Frohna merger

Yes 159

No 60

Perry Co. Dist. 32 School Board

Carolyn Pontillas (I) 571

William Paradee 370

Andrew Ostrowski 76

Christine M. Ostrowski 80

Donna Favier 386

SCOTT COUNTY

Scott Co. Central School Board

Ronnie Cookson 171

Kay Griffin 118

Michael Blissett 96

Kelly School Board

David Hamm (I) 249

Rita Milam (I) 263

Doug Lynn 246

Sherry Glastetter 304

Oran School Board

Sandy Diebold 102

Rosalia Friga 142

Will Bucher 151

Kelly Campbell 132

Gil Roslen 60

Full-time prosecutor

Yes 3,428

No 1,381

Scott City school bond

Yes 497

No 305

Sikeston charter rule

Yes 1,609

No 602

BOLLINGER COUNTY

Woodland School Board

Sheila Teeters (I) 177

Henry Whitener (I) 189

Michael Sitze 130

Pamela Bacon 36

Zalma School Board

Jan Vanes (I) 77

Tim Burchett (I) 70

Rick Kimbrough 22

Harold James 29

These are final totals with absentee ballots, but have not been certified.