An article in the Wednesday edition of the Daily American Republic about the candidates filing for the Aug. 4 primary election has caused confusion regarding those running for committee men and women in Butler County’s townships.
Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall said all those who have filed for the positions will run unopposed for either committee man or woman in their township, and those names will not appear on the ballot.
Those filing for committee man or woman and the townships are:
• Ash Hill Township
Democrat
Barbara Snider of Broseley
• Epps Township
Republican
Chad Parks of Poplar Bluff
Sharon Payne of Poplar Bluff
Democrat
Mescal West of Poplar Bluff
• Beaver Dam Township
Republican
Joe Leahy of Poplar Bluff
Cindi Bowman of Poplar Bluff
• Poplar Bluff Ward I
Democrat
Thelma Brannum of Poplar Bluff
• Poplar Bluff Ward 5
Democrat
Robert Smith of Poplar Bluff
Dianne Smith of Poplar Bluff
• Poplar Bluff At-large
Libertarian
Paul Colvin of Poplar Bluff
• St. Francis Township
Republican
Natasha Sentell of Poplar Bluff
• Oak Grove Township
Republican
Debby Lundstrom
Scott Lundstrom