The Appanoose County Auditor's Office Friday afternoon released the list of candidates and the wording for the county-wide Public Measure A qualified residents will vote for on Nov. 3.
In the county seat of Centerville, four including sitting incumbent Marsha A. Mitchell have filed for the office of mayor. Running against Mitchell are Centerville residents Morris Bear, Rod Campbell, Robert F. Greene and Andre Storm Ruby.
Not running for the Centerville City Council are incumbents Kris Koestner in Ward 2 and Mike Zintz at-large. Aiming to replace Koestner are Centerville residents Robbie Morgan and Jay Rogers. Ben Dawson and Darrin Hamilton, both of Centerville, are vying for the at-large council seat.
In Cincinnati, Jean Morrison and Jared Opperman are running for the office of mayor. Three at-large council seats are open in Cincinnati with Ron Shady, incumbent Debra Denise Tait, Robert Conger and Roberta D. Glovas looking to round out the council.
Incumbent Exline Mayor Jim Casteel is running unopposed and incumbents Jim Burns, Terry Hand and Paul Temple join Chuck Coffman and John Matheny for the five at-large city council seats.
Joe R. Cloyed and Dave Fenton join incumbent Paul Mihalovich vying for the office of Moravia mayor. Incumbent John Baty, Kenneth Martin and George Bob Robinson are running for the three open at-large city council seats in Moravia.
Moulton's mayor's office is not in play this election and incumbent Terry L. Pangburn and Benjamin Robert Hansen are running for the two at-large council seats.
Incumbent Frankie Belzer is being challenged by Dean Chester for the office of mayor in Mystic. And 11, including two incumbents, have filed for the five open at-large council seats in Mystic. Voters will decided between incumbents Chris Chester and Patsy Seals and challengers Jim Ballagh, Walter E. Buban, Rick Burkey, Jim Condra, Valeria Hatfield, James L. Robinson, Eugene W. Ruby, Paige Seddon, Jeffrey L. Shook, Dave Wendland and Janet Williams.
It's all incumbents in Numa, as Mayor Richard Dale Brooke is running unopposed and Betty Marshall is the only one running for the sole two-year at-large and Jolene Fadiga and Donna L. Sales are the only ones running for the two open four-year at-large Numa City Council seats.
In Plano, incumbent Richard Gorden is running unopposed for mayor while incumbents Wendell Devore, Willa Dodds, Royce D. Joiner, Emma Lee Leopard and Clive Wells are running for the five at-large council seats.
In Rathbun, incumbent Barbara E. Milburn is running unopposed for mayor while incumbents Tom Anderson, Richard M. Glovas, Debra J. Kovacevich and Ronnie R. Milburn have filed to fill the five at-large council seats.
In Udell, incumbent Eric W. Pace is running unopposed for mayor as incumbents Jess F. Ballanger, Mary R. Clark, Marilyn J. Koehler and Joey Snow have filed to fill the five at-large council seats.
The auditor's office had not received as of Friday afternoon candidates filing information concerning the race for mayor and city council in Unionville.
County-wide Public Measure A is for a 1 percent local option income surtax for emergency medical services for five consecutive years commencing Jan. 1, 2010.
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SEI Orchestra presents winter concert series
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