Candidates, issues set for April election

By Geoffrey Woehlk | February 5, 2026 |

Your Vote Your Voice

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Candidates have filed for the April 7 election, and voters will decide city, township, school and water supply district elections on the ballot.

In Maryville, voters will have three candidates to choose from for two City Council seats. Incumbents Erin Allen and Bryan Williams filed along with Stephanie Campbell. Those three will vie for two seats serving three-year terms, while incumbent Benjamin Lipiec will run uncontested for a two-year term to fill out the remainder of the term vacated by Tye Parsons when he resigned last year.

Burlington Junction, Clearmont, Hopkins and Skidmore will also have contested council, mayor or board of aldermen elections.

Five candidates are running for three spots on the Maryville R-II Board of Education: Tamara Lynn, incumbent Isaiah Korthanke, incumbent Dale Baker, Amy Ziegler and DeAnn Davison. Voters will also decide on Proposition Spoofhounds, which would eliminate fully the Proposition C sales tax rollback.

Northeast Nodaway and Jefferson will have contested races for their school boards as well.

A list of contested races and questions that will appear on the April ballot is below. The Forum will have more information on the candidates and issues in the lead-up to the election.

CITIES

CITY OF BURLINGTON JUNCTION

COUNCIL PERSON

Two-year term (vote for two)

Justin Plymell
Ronald Brewer
Martin McGary
Bradley Keever
Virgie Carroll
Dennis Randall

CITY OF CLEARMONT

MAYOR

Two-year term (vote for one)

Herb Snodderley
Ed Hayes

ALDERMAN AT-LARGE

Two-year term (vote for two)

Jack McElroy
Patty McElroy
Peggy Jean Younger
Robin Clark

CITY OF GRAHAM

MAYOR

Two-year term (vote for one)

Darrell Johnson
(Write-In)

BOARD MEMBER

Two-year term (vote for two)

E. Jay Anderson
Randy Hankins
(Write-In)
(Write-In)

STREET LEVY

To authorize a tax levy of One Dollar and Fourteen Cents (1.14) Per One Hundred Dollars Assessed valuation for Street Improvement and General Purposes for a Period of 3 Years.

YES

CITY OF HOPKINS

ALDERMAN

Two-year term (vote for two)

Rick Gladman
Allan Thompson
Allen Coleman
David Smyser

STREET IMPROVEMENTS LEVY

Shall the City of Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri, be authorized to renew a tax levy of seventy-five cents ($.75) per one hundred dollars assessed valuation for street improvements and general purposes for four (4) years?

YES

CITY OF MARYVILLE

COUNCIL PERSON

Three-year term (vote for two)

Erin Allen
Bryan Williams
Stephanie Campbell
(Write-In)
(Write-In)

CITY OF SKIDMORE

ALDERMAN

Two-year term (vote for two)

Timothy Slagle
Corbin Hale
James Duncan

QUESTION

Shall the City of Skidmore, Missouri, issue its combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds in the amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to acquire, construct, renovate, improve and equip its combined waterworks and sewerage system, including acquiring land and rights of way, the costs of operation and maintenance of said combined waterworks and sewerage system and payment of the principal of and interest on said revenue bonds to be payable solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its combined waterworks and sewerage system, including all future extensions and improvements thereto?

YES

SCHOOLS

MARYVILLE R-II

SCHOOL BOARD

Three-year term (vote for three)

Tamara Lynn
Isaiah Korthanke
Dale Baker
Amy Ziegler
DeAnn Davison

PROPOSITION SPOOFHOUNDS

Shall the Board of Education of the Maryville R-II School District, Missouri, be authorized to eliminate fully the Proposition C Sales Tax Rollback in its operating levy under Section 164.013 R.S.Mo. for the purposes of attracting and retaining quality certified and support staff, maintaining and expanding educational programming, and meeting additional operating expenses? (If this proposition is approved, the adjusted operating tax levy of the District is estimated to increase by $0.3149 from $4.1829, currently, to $4.4978 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the 2026 Tax Year and will be applied to the assessed valuation for each year thereafter.)

YES

NORTHEAST NODAWAY R-V

SCHOOL BOARD

Three-year term (vote for three)

Leslie Wilmes
Ashley Giesken
Heather Jackson
Clinton Schmitz

JEFFERSON C-123

SCHOOL BOARD

Three-year term (vote for two)

William Dustin Day
Andrew Schieber
Derrick Schieber
Alan Gockel

STANBERRY R-II

SCHOOL BOARD

Three-year term (vote for three)

Brianna Bottorff
Quentin Eiberger
Stuart Sager
Cassie McMillen

TOWNSHIPS

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP

LEVY RENEWAL

Shall Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, renew the Special Road and Bridge thirty-five cent levy ($0.3500) for road and bridge maintenance for four (4) years?

YES

QUESTION

Shall Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, incur indebtedness and issue its general obligation road bonds therefore in the amount of $200,000.00 for the purpose of road improvement and salaries, purchase and laying of road rock, and purchase of machinery?

YES

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP

QUESTION

Shall Lincoln Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, incur indebtedness and issue its general obligation road bonds therefore in the amount of $150,000.00 for the purpose of road improvement, purchase and laying of road rock and purchase of machinery?

YES

WHITE CLOUD TOWNSHIP

QUESTION

Shall White Cloud Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, incur indebtedness and issue its general obligation road bonds therefore in the amount of $150,000.00 for the purpose of road improvement, purchase and laying of road rock, machinery repair and cost?

YES

WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS

NODAWAY COUNTY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO 1

SUB-DISTRICT IV

Three-year term (vote for one)

Dustin Strueby
Martin From

ANDREW COUNTY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO 2

QUESTION

Shall Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Andrew County, Missouri, issue its waterworks system revenue bonds in the amount of $15,000,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the waterworks system of the District, including acquiring land and rights of way, the cost of the operation and maintenance of said waterworks system and the principal of and interest on said revenue bonds to be payable solely from the revenues derived by the District from the operation of its waterworks system, including all future improvements and extensions thereto?

YES