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CLUBS
TEXAS COUNTY
RETIRED TEACHERS
AND SCHOOL
PERSONNEL
Sherry Gatlin presided
over the March 8 meeting
of the Texas County
Retired Teachers and
School Personnel. When
teachers and school
personnel retire from
school, many volunteer
their time to a variety of
worthy causes.
Gary Pirch, chairman
of Community Services,
stated in 2020 that Texas
County unit members
reported 3,322 volunteer
hours and $2,100 worth
of food donated. At a
rate of $27.60 per hour,
Missouri teachers/school
personnel volunteered
$14,990,818 worth of
hours in 2020!
Cindy Pirch shared
the following legislative
information concerning
schools: HB 439, if passed,
would allow school
districts to issue teaching
permits for staff who
only have an associates’
degree (limited to 25
percent of their staff).
SB 55, if passed, would
take money from
public education to pay
for charter schools,
vouchers, tax credits.
Public education
currently is under funded
by $400,000. We want our
legislators to vote NO on
each of these bills.
Cindy Pirch is the unit
nominee for Region 10
Distinguished Teacher of
the Year. following positions at the April 6, 2021, Municipal Election.
Current teachers and
school personnel are
encouraged to apply
for one of eight $500
classroom grants to be
awarded to Texas County
region this year.
A Licking and a
Cabool teacher have
been recipients of these
grants. Also, 10 grants
will be given to school
personnel statewide. Go
to the MRTF website to
find information about
these grants.
The next meeting
is 1 p.m. April 12 at
the fellowship hall of
First Baptist Church
in Houston. All retired
teachers and school
personnel are invited
to attend the meetings
which are the second
Monday of the month
(March through June
and September through
December) at 1 p.m. at
the fellowship hall of
First Baptist Church in
Houston. If you retired
from any school district
you are invited; you don’t
have to reside in Texas
County.
Notice of no election
Notice of No Election
Pursuit to Section 115.124 RSMo
Notice is hereby given to the following political sub-divisions that will not be having an election for the
If the number of candidates who have filed for a particular office is equal to the number of positions
in that office to be filled by the election, no election shall be held for such office, and the candidates shall
assume the responsibilities of their office at the same time and in the same manner as if they had been
elected. The following contains the names of the candidates that shall assume the responsibilities of office
under this section.
Political Sub-Division Candidate Office Term
Texas County Memorial Hospital Joleen Senter Durham Trustee 5 Yrs.
Health Board C.J. Smith Chairman 4 Yrs.
Jim Hagler (unexpired term) Vice-Chairman 2 Yrs.
Madeline Miller Secretary 4 Yrs.
Kirby Holmes Member 4 Yrs.
City of Summersville Marilyn Howell Mayor 2 Yrs.
Larry Grogan Alderman at Large 2 Yrs.
Jimmy German Alderman at Large 2 Yrs.
Boone Township Brenda L. Bartleson Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
LeAnn Green Clerk 2 Yrs.
Ronnie Duncan Board Member 2 Yrs.
Brad Richards Board Member 2 Yrs.
Carroll Township Charolette King Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
Jeanie Estes Clerk 2 Yrs.
Junior King Board Member 2 Yrs.
Jonathan E. Estes Board Member 2 Yrs.
Current Township Brandon Brawley Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
Keith Keller Clerk 2 Yrs.
Lenny Newby Board Member 2 Yrs.
Glenn Riley Board Member 2 Yrs.
Date Township Luke Woolsey Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
Gilda Brooks Clerk 2 Yrs.
Roger Stoops Board Member 2 Yrs.
Steve Bird Board Member 2 Yrs.

Jackson Township Marilyn Hayes Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.

Mary Jungbluth Clerk 2 Yrs.
New report finds 25 percent of Greg Hinton Board Member 2 Yrs.
Missouri adults won’t get vaccine Bobby Cole Board Member 2 Yrs.

One-quarter of adult and Kansas City areas. Lynch Township Mary Ellen Higashi Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
Missourians say they “Some Missourians are Barbara Holaday Clerk 2 Yrs.
would not get a coronavi- less interested in receiv- Gary Holaday Board Member 2 Yrs.
rus vaccine at any point, ing a vaccine than oth- Rick Wiseman Board Member 2 Yrs.
according to results of a ers,” he said.
national survey released Parson’s announce- Morris Township Randle Scheets Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
Friday. ment came as mass Kim Ehlers Clerk 2 Yrs.
The findings from vaccination events in Ernie Ehlers Board Member 2 Yrs.
collaborators at four rural corners of Mis- Gary W. Allen Board Member 2 Yrs.
universities, including souri acknowledged
Northeastern and Har- that they  couldn’t find Ozark Township Christin Keller Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
vard, place Missouri’s enough people to use Edith Bailey Clerk 2 Yrs.
level of vaccine resis- up the doses  they’d re- Roger Halstead Board Member 2 Yrs.
tance above the national ceived. Bobby Roach Board Member 2 Yrs.
average of 21 percent, The new nationwide
and near the middle of study also found that Upton Township Darrell Campbell Treasurer-Trustee 2 Yrs.
the pack, compared to rural areas had “far Kelly Warner Clerk 2 Yrs.
other states. Massachu- higher vaccination re- Don Stilley Board Member 2 Yrs.
setts had the smallest sistance”  — 29 percent Darcie Manion Board Member 2 Yrs.
share of respondents of rural respondents
opposed to a coronavi- across the U.S., versus Mountain Grove R-3 Danny Lathom Board Member 3 Yrs.
rus vaccine, at 9 percent, 22 percent in suburban School District Shawna Palmer Board Member 3 Yrs.
while Oklahoma and areas, and 16 percent in
North Dakota tied for urban places. Willow Springs R-9 (JR-4) Scott Foster Board Member 3 Yrs.
the greatest portion of The study also found a School District Mac Gum Board Member 3 Yrs.
residents who said they complex set of discrep-
would not get the vac- ancies by age, education PWSD #1 Ralph Garrett Board Member-Dist. 1 3 Yrs.
cinations, at 33 percent level, political affiliation,
each. race, gender and income PWSD #2 Kent Swearengin Board Member-Dist. 5 3 Yrs.
The study  — based on levels. Steve Pierce Board Member-Dist. 3 3 Yrs.
polls of 21,459 U.S. resi- Experts in Missouri
dents from every state, say it is hard to pinpoint PWSD #4 Jeremy Buckner Board Member-Zone 5 3 Yrs.
including 424 Missou- geographic pockets of
rians  — helps outline vaccine hesitancy now. Ambulance Districts
what experts say will be Lagging vaccination
a critical effort to gauge rates in a given area Mountain View/Summersville No Election
vaccine hesitancy as the could largely result from Willow Springs No Election
nation pushes to vacci- vaccine supply short-
nate its residents. The ages, they said. And a As required by Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 115. – Missouri Election Laws
subject has already fu- wide range of barriers, Laura Crowley, Texas County Clerk
eled conversation among from transportation to
St. Louis researchers technology, face eligible Notice
and policy adjustments patients. Write-In Candidates
by state officials. “Vaccine hesitancy If no one has filed for a position to be elected at the Municipal Election, all write-ins will be counted. A
Just last week, Gov. may not be a real bar- declaration is NOT required.
Mike Parson noted high rier,” said Enbal Sha- Political Sub-Divisions Without A Filed
interest in urban cen- cham, a professor at St. Candidate For The Following Positions:
ters, and said that the Louis University’s Col-
state will work to hold lege for Public Health Water District #3 Pierce Township Clerk
more mass vaccination and Social Justice. “The Sub-District #1 Board Member
events in the St. Louis real barrier is access.” Sub-District #4 Board Member Sargent Township Treasurer
Sub-District #5 Board Member Clerk
Board Member
Burdine Township Treasurer Board Member
Per SOS: Re: SB592 School Disticts
If the district has an issue on the ballot such
Cass Township Treasurer Roubidoux Township Treasurer
as a bond or levy issue, the ballot will include
Clerk Clerk
the names of all board candidates even if the
Board Member
number of candidates who filed for each posi-
Board Member City of Summersville Ward II Alderman
tion is equal to the number of open positions.
Therefore, the names of the candidates DO
Clinton Township Clerk
NOT get printed on the No Election Cost list.
Board Member
If a city or village has passed the issue of
foregoing an election, and they have an equal
number of candidates file to the number of
open positions, THEY ARE to be put on the As required by Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 115. – Missouri Election Laws
No Election Cost List. Laura Crowley, Texas County Clerk 47/1t