SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FILE FOR RE-ELECTION

All three Jackson school board members whose terms expire in April filed for re-election Wednesday.

The filing period, which opened Tuesday, runs through Jan. 19.

The Rev. William Bird was the only Cape Girardeau school board incumbent to file Tuesday for re-election.

In Jackson, Dr. T. Wayne Lewis, Vicky McDowell and Darrell Hanschen all are eligible for re-election.

Lewis, first elected in 1987 is the veteran member of the board.

McDowell is seeking a third bid at office and is looking forward to helping the district in its search for a new superintendent.

Hanschen was elected to the board post in 1990.

School board members are elected for three-year terms. Every Missouri school district has seats open in the April 6 election.