Seats up for grabs on Gainesville City Council, Dora, Thornfield school districts

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Tuesday will be Election Day for municipal races in Missouri, but Gainesville residents and voters in the Dora and Thornfield school districts still have an opportunity to cast an absentee ballot. According to the Ozark County Times, the Ozark County Clerk’s Office will be open Monday from 8 to 5 for any looking to vote absentee.

Tuesday’s polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters deciding on the Gainesville City Council race will cast their ballots in the Ozark County Courthouse. Incumbent East Ward Alderman Dana Crisp is being challenged by Debbie Miller. Shane Ledbetter did not refile for his West Ward seat, and no other candidate has filed. Residents of the ward may opt to write in a name for the seat.

The Dora R-III School District’s election will be held at the Dora Volunteer Fire Department on Missouri Highway 181, just north of Missouri Route H. Incumbent school board members Terry Martin and Robert Lee refiled, and challenger Gwen Chambers will be on the ballot.

Voters in the Thornfield R-I School District will head Tuesday to Thornfield General Baptist Church on County Road 916. Residents will decide between incumbents Darrin Clayton and Josh Mayberry and challenger Travis Tucker.

In addition, Ozark County residents living in the Ava R-I School District will be able to vote at the Ava Community Center. Deana Parsick, Rory Boeddeker, Chance Dry, Jason Churchill and Carole Floyd are the five candidates from for two seats on the school board.

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