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Election 2025

Nodaway County official April 8 election results

Below are official results for the April 8, 2025, municipal election released by the Nodaway County Clerk’s Office. The write-in candidate names were added in on April 16. Total Nodaway County ballots cast: 1,089 (8.69%) SOUTH NODAWAY R-IV SCHOOL BOARD (Vote for two)Chiya Dawoudi – 65 (57.02%)Necama Dawn Parman – 87 (76.32%)Christopher Nielson – 50…

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Burlington Junction Board of Aldermen Candidate Q&A

Candidates are Kevin Conn, Martha Greeley, Mark Hailey, Brad Keever, John Mires and Harry Smith (vote for two). KEVIN CONN Family: Wife and 3 sons and their wives and 8 grandkids Current job: Farmer Supply Other relevant boards, positions or qualifications: Was on West Nodaway Fire District board 1. Why did you decide to run…

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South Nodaway School Board Candidate Q&A

Candidates are Chiya Dawoudi, Christopher Nielson and Necama Parman (vote for two). CHRISTOPHER NIELSON Family: Ex-wife Kera Karnes, Xavier Middleton, Connor, Whitney, Colton, Wade, Cordell Nielson Current job: Party chief at Midland Surveying 1. Why did you decide to run for school board? To continue improving the district for the betterment of the students and…

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Ravenwood Board of Aldermen South Ward Candidate Q&A

Candidates for a two-year term are Kila Henry and Byland James (vote for one). KILA HENRY Family: Cousins Current job: Retired Other relevant boards, positions or qualifications: Science Teachers of Missouri, Science Olympiad, Ravenwood Senior Citizens Housing 1. Why did you decide to run for the Board of Aldermen? There was a need for an…

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April Election: Candidate questionnaires

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Forum sent a set of five prompts to each candidate running in a contested race for board of aldermen or school board on the April 8 ballot. Candidates were asked to keep their responses to 4-5 sentences, and could respond to as many or as few of the prompts as they wished.…

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Skidmore Board of Aldermen Candidate Q&A

Candidates are Dennis Gladman, Corbin Hale and Thomas Wilmes (vote for two). CORBIN HALE Family: I’m married and have one child Current job: Farmhand/business owner 1. What do you think about the current direction of the city? I think we’re headed in an excellent direction with the city of Skidmore I’ve seen some younger families…

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North Nodaway School Board Candidate Q&A

Candidates are Krista Barcus, Kane Oberhauser and Gina Wray (vote for two). KRISTA BARCUS Family: My husband Scott and I have two daughters, Kelsey and Addalea. Kelsey is a junior at Northwest Missouri State University and Addalea is a junior at North Nodaway. Current job: Vice President of Culture at Northwest Missouri State University. Other…

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Water treatment plant bond passes in special election

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved $50 million in bonds for a new water treatment facility with 80.15 percent voting in favor, according to unofficial results from the Nodaway County Clerk’s Office. “Let’s build a water plant,” said Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland, summing up the mood of the city staff assembled…

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Voters to decide on water treatment plant bond Feb. 4

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville voters will go to the polls for a special election on Feb. 4 to decide whether to authorize $50 million in bonds to pay for a new water treatment facility. In June of last year, the city announced an ambitious plan to construct a new, state-of-the-art water treatment facility by August…

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