Filing ends for local school board elections

Area school boards have several new candidates for April's elections and filing is closed.

Filing for April school board elections across the state ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Four candidates filed in Scott City. Chris Clayton filed Tuesday afternoon. Incumbent Gary Miller filed for re-election in December. Miller's term and that of Keith Simpson are expiring. Simpson did not file for re-election. Other candidates are Roger R. Buckner and Beth McDonough-Cox.

In Perryville, Mo., incumbent Kevin Bachmann filed for re-election in December. Other candidates are Mark Gremauld, Linda Reinwald-Pickup, Janette Call and Jim Johnson. Bachmann and Jim Bauwens have expiring terms. Bauwens did not file for re-election.

There were no new filings Tuesday in Cape Girardeau or Jackson.

In Cape Girardeau, incumbents with expiring terms, Deneke' Murphy and Kyle McDonald, both filed for re-election in December. Lynn Ware filed Friday.

In Jackson, incumbent Brent Wills was the only candidate with an expiring term to file. Cathy Goodman did not file for re-election. Wills will be joined on the ballot by Paul Stoner and Pat Wissman.

In area districts, two seats are available on each board for three-year terms, and the two candidates with the most votes in the April 3 election will win the seats.

Pertinent address:

301 N. Clark St., Cape Girardeau, MO

614 E. Adams St., Jackson, MO

3000 Main St., Scott City, MO

326 College St., Perryville, MO