There are some competitive races on the ballot for registered voters to decide during the Municipal Election in Lafayette County.
In Higginsville, Mayor Bill Kolas is running unopposed for another term as mayor; and Lee Barker, David Wagner and Daryl Augustine are running unopposed for aldermen in Wards 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
There are four candidates for three seats on the Concordia R-2 School Board: Brandon Frerking, Andrew Oetting, Erik Wilkens and Jami Benson.
Michael Brown is running unopposed for another term as Concordia Mayor. Dwight Emde and Kenneth Fuchs are running unopposed for aldermen seats.
Tim Frerking is an unopposed candidate for Special Road District Commissioner.
Four candidates are running for three seats on the Lafayette County Health Department Board of Trustees: Richard Chinnery, Kristin Vetter, Nancy E. Miller and Brad Worthington.
There are six candidates for three seats on the Odessa R-7 School Board: Brian K. Young, Timothy A. Wulfekotter, Pete Rorvig, Matthew L. Bainbridge, Nikki McElwee, and Aaron D. Dillon.
In the city in the city of Emma, Dennis D. Oetting and Lonnie Weber are running for two seats as Aldermen at Large.
Steven L. Wright is running unopposed for Mayor of the city of Odessa; Melissa Hundley unopposed for city tax collector; Mickey Starr unopposed as First Ward Alderman; nobody filed to run for Second Ward Alderman; and Raymond J. Harms is the only candidate for Alderman Third Ward.
In Bates city, Roy Trussell and Julie White are running unopposed for alderpersons in their wards.
There are four candidates for three seats on the Oak Grove R-6 School Board: Troy Nicholas Pavlica, Willa “Sue” Alexander, Donald Keith Moyer and Tamara D. Kirk.
Dana Webb is running unopposed for Mayor of Oak Grove; James Shrout and Gerald “Jerry” Wistrand are running against each other for the seat as Alderman Ward 3.
Kevin Brown and Devon Lundquist are running unopposed for Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Lafayette, Johnson and Saline Counties Sub-District No. 4 and 5 Director, respectively.
Justin D. Salyer is the lone candidate for Commissioner of the Dover Special Road District.
Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Santa Fe R-10 School Board: Russell W. Limback, Darren G. Wodrich, Megan Curry and Tim Dierking.
In the city of Alma, Chad Ohrenberg is running unopposed for Alderman Ward One- a two-year term; and Paul Loges and Matthew Lovercamp are running against each other for Alderman Ward One- a one-year term; Chad Tieman is running unopposed for Alderman Ward Two.
Five candidates are running for three seats on the Lexington R-5 School Board: Jodie H. Burditt, James Hurley Worthington, Justin A. Beal, Michelle Roush and Stephanie M. Carter.
In the city of Lexington, Donna M. Sims, LaDonna Scott, Earl Parris and Scott Lynn are running unopposed for council seats in their wards.
Troy Kelly and William Robert Siegfried are candidates for two seats on the Village of Aullville Board of Trustees.
Karen Sims is running unopposed for Mayor of Blackburn. Also Martha “Marcy” Fiene and Florence E. Wilson are running unopposed for alderpersons in their ward.
In Waverly, Barbara Schreiman is running unopposed for Mayor; and Ted Burkhardt and Jerry Gipe are running unopposed for aldermen in their ward.
Running for two positions as Alderman at Large in the city of Lake Lafayette are Steven L. Ragon and Deborah Thompson.
James H. Gum and Kaylie Thompson are running against each other for Mayor of the city of Mayview; and Virginia Gum is running unopposed for Alderman at Large.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2.
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