Election 2026
Burlington Junction hears from aldermen candidates
BURLINGTON JCT., Mo. — Voters in Burlington Junction on Tuesday will decide among six candidates for two seats on the Board of Aldermen, and all six were invited to speak at meet-and-greet events hosted at City Hall last week. The six candidates are Ron Brewer, Virgie Carroll, Brad Keever, Martin McGary, Justin Plymell and Dennis…
Read MoreCandidate Q&A: Northeast Nodaway R-V Board of Education
Candidates: Ashley Giesken, Heather Jackson (incumbent), Clinton Schmitz, Leslie Wilmes (incumbent) (vote for three) Ashley Giesken Family: Wife of Jason Giesken; mom to Elias and Weston Current job: Internal Auditor at Nodaway Valley Bank Other relevant boards, positions or qualifications: I have a bachelor’s degree in education and taught for 2 years. I have worked…
Read MoreApril Election: Candidate questionnaires
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Forum sent a set of prompts to each candidate running for Maryville City Council and for school boards at Jefferson C-123, Maryville R-II and Northeast Nodaway R-V, which are the only contested school board races on the April 7 ballot. Candidates were asked to keep their responses to 4-5 sentences and could…
Read MoreCandidate Q&A: Jefferson C-123
Candidates: Dustin Day, Alan Gockel (incumbent), Andrew Schieber, Derrick Schieber (incumbent) (vote for two) Dustin Day Family: Married to Julie Day, children Allison is a senior, Bella is a sophomore, Dani Jo is in 2nd grade, Jade is in Pre K. Current job: Kawasaki Motors 2. What would be your top priority? Ensuring our staff…
Read MoreCandidate Q&A: Maryville City Council
Four candidates are on the ballot for three seats. Incumbent Erin Allen, Stephanie Campbell and incumbent Bryan Williams are running for two seats that have three-year terms. Incumbent Benjamin Lipiec is running uncontested for a third seat that has a two-year term. Erin Allen Family: Spouse: TJ Allen, Children: Victoria, Don and Luke Current job:…
Read MoreCandidate Q&A: Maryville R-II Board of Education
Candidates: Dale Baker (incumbent), DeAnn Davison, Isaiah Korthanke (incumbent), Tamara Lynn, Amy Ziegler (vote for three) Dale Baker Family: Shannon (wife), Haddon (son), Heidi (daughter), Hope (daughter) and Hadley Mae Baker (daughter) Current job: Pastor of First Baptist Church Maryville Other relevant boards, positions or qualifications: I serve as a Trustee at Southwest Baptist University…
Read MoreCandidates speak to voters at chamber forum
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Candidates for Maryville R-II school board and Maryville City Council made their pitches on Tuesday during the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce candidate forum at the Rose Hill Acres Event Center. Ahead of the April 7 municipal election, five candidates for school board and two candidates for City Council fielded questions from…
Read MoreColumn: What is Proposition Spoofhounds?
On Tuesday, April 7, Maryville R-II voters will be asked to decide Proposition Spoofhounds, a full waiver of the Proposition C Sales Tax Rollback under Missouri law. At its core, this question is about our community maintaining local operating support for Maryville R-II as costs rise — and as we work to stay competitive in…
Read MoreCandidates, issues set for April election
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…
Read More