December 31, 2017

One person has filed for Poplar Bluff City Council, which will have two seats open in the April 3 election. Dylan Groves will seek the Ward 2 seat currently held by Mayor Ed DeGaris, according to officials. Attempts to contact Groves were unsuccessful as of press time...

One person has filed for Poplar Bluff City Council, which will have two seats open in the April 3 election.

Dylan Groves will seek the Ward 2 seat currently held by Mayor Ed DeGaris, according to officials.

Attempts to contact Groves were unsuccessful as of press time.

The seats of DeGaris and Ward 4 representative Philip Crocker are up for re-election.

Both council members have said they currently have no plans to file. Filing will remain open until Jan. 16.

Both seats carry a three-year term.

Candidates must be 21 years old, a citizen of the United States and have lived in the ward they are seeking election to for one year. Candidates cannot be in arrears on any tax lien, forfeiture or defalcation in office.

Filing can be done from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Poplar Bluff City Hall, and from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 16.

The position of Poplar Bluff mayor is chosen by a vote of city council members following the election.

Other city and school board positions will also appear on April's ballot.

In the Qulin city election, incumbents Mayor Glen Sedrick, Ward 1 councilman Cheryl Johnson and Ward 2 councilman Mary Martin have each filed for re-election and currently face no challengers.

In the Neelyville city election, Linda Harris has filed to run for the Ward 1 alderman seat.

Two seats are open at Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff R-1, Twin Rivers and Neelyville.

TRC Board of Trustees incumbents Randy Grassham and Amber Richardson have filed and currently face no challengers for the six-year terms.

Poplar Bluff R-1 Board of Education Vice President Ken Davis and member Heather Tuggle both filed on opening day and remain uncontested.

Twin Rivers R-X Board of Education President Lee Lewis and member Donna-Sue Ashcraft Fincher have also both filed and remain uncontested.

No candidates have filed for the Neelyville school board seats currently held by president John French and member Gene Russom.

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