Election
Length of time in district: Eight years
Connections to the district: Two children enrolled, and one graduated from the district.
Brief personal bio: Married 23 years this August. Father of three. Before my family came to the Ozarks, I worked 12 years in manufacturing. I have spent the last...
Name: Jodi Purgason
Length of time in district: West Plains has been my home my entire life. I am extremely passionate about our community and the opportunities it has to offer for our district.
Connections to the district: I graduated from West Plains Senior High in 2011 and...
Name: Reid Grigsby
Length of time in district: 44 years in West Plains, 8 years in the R-7 District
Connections to the district:
Me: Class of 1993
Wife: Class of 1992
Daughter: Class of 2022. Freshman at Drury University.
Son: Junior in High School (Class of 2024)...
Name: Christena Silvey Coleman
Length of time in district: I have been a lifelong resident of West Plains, Missouri, with the exception of when I was attending college and law school, living in the West Plains R-7 District fifty-one (51) years.
Connections to the district: I attended...
Name: Shelly Mantel
Length of time in district: Returned to Mountain View in 1998.
Connections to the district: My husband Rob, grew up in Mountain View and graduated from Liberty High School. My husband's sisters also attended and graduated from Liberty. We have raised our 4...
Name: John Thompson
Length of time in district: 25+ years
Connections to the district: I am a LHS graduate and now have three children in the district.
Brief personal bio: I'm a married father of three residing in my hometown of Mountain View. My wife, Lauren, and our three...
Name: Tyler Newton
Length of time in district: My family and I have lived in the MVBT district for the past 9 years.
Connections to the district: My wife, Tabitha, owns and runs her own hair salon in Mountain View as well as substitute teaches within the district. My children, Wyatt...
Name: Kevin Pruett
Length of time in district: I have lived in this district my entire life.
Connections to the district: I am a graduate of Liberty High School. My two older children graduated from Liberty and my youngest son currently attends Liberty. My wife is a teacher at...
Name: Eric Wells
Length of time in district: My wife and I first moved to Mountain View from Alabama in 2001. After two years, we moved out of the district and then in 2017 moved back with our two children.
Connections to the district: My daughter, Reagan, is a junior and my son,...