SCOTT CITY INCUMBENTS WILL FACE OPPOSITION IN APRIL ELECTION

SCOTT CITY -- Three of the four incumbents on the Scott City council face opposition in April's general election.

Cindy Uhrhan, Richard Freed and Bill Barnett, all current members of the council in Scott City, will face opponents in April. Only Rodney Holloway, councilman from the city's Ward I, is unopposed. Each ward has two council members.

Uhrhan will face Donna Sheren in the election, Freed will face Tim Porch, and Barnett will be opposed by Charles Klughart.

Sheren ran unsuccessfully last year against Teresa Crump and Glendella May for one of Ward II's council seats which was then held by Crump. May defeated both Crump and Sheren, who came in third, garnering just 17 votes.

It is Sheren's third run for the council. She also faced Crump two years ago when they were competing for an unexpired one-year term.

Barnett will face Klughart, who also ran in last year's election against Philip Radica and write-in candidate Dale Littlepage. Littlepage won the election.

Porch is running for the first time.

In Chaffee, none of the incumbents face competition in April's election. Mayor William Cannon and councilmen Ron Davis, John Hampton and Tom Cunningham are all running unopposed.

In the city's second ward, however, Wade Sanders and Janice Martin are opposing each other for the seat being vacated by incumbent Mike Hinkebein.

Only one of Oran's incumbent councilmen will face opposition in the election. Incumbent Richard Randolph will face James Westrich for the Ward III seat.

Ward I's Eddie Evans and Ward II's Gil Roslen are unopposed. Earl Jones from Ward IV did not file for re-election, leaving no one on the ballot for the ward.

In Minor, contests have developed for both open alderman seats created when two of the city's aldermen chose not to seek re-election. Both Chris Carlisle of Ward I and Kelles Wade of Ward II are stepping down from the board.

In Ward I, Deloris Smith will face Terry Cole for the seat vacated by Carlisle. In Ward II, Roberta Wills will be opposed by Donald Holman.

The Minor city collector Phyllis Hepler is unopposed in her re-election bid.

Sikeston's at-large council has two candidates for the two open places in this year's election. Mayor Bill Mitchell is seeking re-election to the council. Phil Boyer has also filed for the council.