Voters set to decide issues

SIKESTON - In addition to city official and school board candidates, Scott County ballots include several other issues to vote on Tuesday.

No election is necessary for Sikeston R-6 school district board members as board president Greg Colwick and board members Rick Adams and Bill Priday were all unopposed for new terms.

Voters in this school district will decide, however, on a $4.53 million general obligation bond issue to construct, improve, furnish and equip new science, math and other classrooms and facilities at the senior high school campus.

County residents located within the boundaries of the proposed Public Water Supply District No. 4 also have a big decision to make: whether to incorporate the district or not.

And those casting ballots within the Illmo Special Road District must decide if they want to dissolve their road district in addition to selecting a director from among the three candidates, Terry Gettings, Bill Zimmerman and Edwin Ledure.

Former Sikeston City Council member Sue Rogers is the sole candidate for the open at-large City Council seat in Sikeston. The incumbent, Phil Boyer, did not seek re-election.

Voters in subdistrict 3 of the Southern Scott County Ambulance District will pick either Tom Marshall or Shirley J. Tetley as a director for a term of three years.

* In Miner, Darlene Justice and Marlene Anglin are in a race for the Ward 1 seat on the Board of Aldermen. Incumbent Deloris Smith is not seeking re-

election.

Appearing on the ballot for Ward 2 are Justin Medley, who was appointed to fill Roberta Wills' unexpired term until the election, and Mark D. Thorn.

The incumbent city collector, Ellen Davis, has one challenger, Beth Brickell-

Smith.

The incumbent police chief, Roger Moore, also has a challenger to face in his bid for another four years as city marshal: Tim Holman, a former Miner police officer.

* Three incumbents are running without opposition in Benton: Beverly Riley, for city collector; Howard Bollinger in Ward 1; and David Mack in Ward 2.

* In Chaffee, incumbent Ronald E. Davis and Wayne Hampton will face off for the Ward 1 seat and incumbent Debra Eichhorn and Hope Huey appear on the ballot for the Ward 2 seat on the City Council. Ward 4 incumbent Tom Cunningham is unopposed and Ward 3 has no candidates.

* In Oran, incumbent Ed Evans and Ronnie Diebold Sr. are in a race for the Ward 1 Board of Alderman seat. The Ward 2 incumbent, Gil Roslen, has one challenger, Leroy Eftink. No candidates are listed for Wards 3 and 4.

* Scott City voters need to fill seven positions on their Board of Aldermen due to several resignations.

Competing for an unexpired term of one year in Ward 2 are Jim McCarty and John Crail. Ron Cummins and Susie G. Chapman appear on the ballot for an unexpired term in Ward 3; and Ronald Worl and Christopher Klughart will compete for the unexpired Ward 4 term with one year remaining.

On the ballot for full two-year terms are: unopposed incumbent Jeff Curnell in Ward 1; incumbent Terry Gettings and Charles Klughart in Ward 2; unopposed incumbent Robert E. Tyler in Ward 3; and incumbent Norman Brant and Larry G. Taylor in Ward 4.

* In Commerce, Lois Lee Huck Ramsey, Bill Bailey and Coy Dwayne Vetter are running for the two two-year Board of Trustee seats.

* Sammy Slipis is the sole candidate in Morley's Ward 1, and Wade Amelung is unopposed in his bid for the Ward 2 seat there.

* Warren Grant and Clay Graviett are the only candidates for Vanduser's three open Board of Trustees positions.

* Kelso voters have three choices, Mary Ann Lumsden, Donald K. Reinagel and Walter D. Seyer, for their three Board of Trustee seats.

They will also decide the proposed raise of city sales tax from one-half of 1 percent to 1 percent.

* Voters in Blodgett also have three choices for their three Board of Trustee vacancies: Ruby Ann Hurst, Mike Riley and Jamie Wagoner.

* No candidates appear on the ballot for the three Board of Trustee positions open in Haywood City and Diehlstadt.