Seven local governments preparing for May elections

Those interested in serving on local boards can start picking up applications next week as seven local governments prepare for elections.

The Donley County Hospital Board, which oversees indigent care and the local ambulance service, has four positions up for election this year. The two-year terms are elected at-large in Donley County, but candidates must sign up for a specific place. Those seats are currently held by Jan Farris – Place 4, Jeannie Owens – Place 5, Mark C. White – Place 6, and Lori Howard – Place 7.

The Clarendon College District has three six-year terms available on the Board of Regents, and the positions are also elected at-large in Donley County. Those seats are held by Dr. John Howard, Dr. Bill Sansing, and Jack Moreman.

Clarendon ISD has two at-large positions available on the Board of Trustees for three-year terms, and Reneé Betts and Weldon Sears are the incumbents.

Hedley ISD has three at-large positions on its Board of Trustees, and those are also three-year terms elected at-large. Those seats are currently held by Ted Wright, Karen Watt, and Tonja Ruthardt.

Three seats on the Clarendon Board of Aldermen are up this spring. Those are two-year terms elected at-large in the city. Will Thompson is finishing one of those terms, and Beverly Burrow and Larry Jeffers hold the other two positions, having been elected to serve out unexpired terms in a special election last November.

The City of Hedley has three positions available on the May ballot. The two-year, at-large terms of Mayor Leon Ward and Aldermen Lonnie Roby and Carrie Butler are up this year.

In Howardwick, the terms of Gene Rogers, Cory Longan, and Robert Brewster on the Board of Aldermen are expiring. Those are two-year terms elected at-large.

Filing for these positions begins January 29 and runs through February 28. Elections will be held May 10.