Election
Hogan withdraws, incumbents run unopposed
Incumbent aldermen Tyler Morris and Kim Rich will serve additional terms on the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen. Bryan Hogan entered the race opposing Morris, but withdrew, confirms City Clerk Heather Tooley.
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Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board – 100% of Howell, Shannon, and Texas County precincts reporting
(TOP THREE WIN)
Eric Wells – 195 votes WINNER
Tyler Newton – 94...
Name: Lee Freeman
Length of time in district: 12 yrs
Connections to the district: I have a daughter that teaches preschool.
Brief personal bio: My name is Lee Freeman. I have lived in WP since 2003. I work at Ozark Hills Insurance. Married to wife Brenda for 33 yrs. I have three children all have...
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...