Local offices drawing more candidate filings

Candidates continue to line up for this spring as sign-ups for seven boards continues.

Clarendon Aldermen Larry Jeffers and Beverly Burrow has signed up to seek two of the three terms available on the city board. They will be joined on the ballot by challenger John Lockhart, who announced his candidacy Tuesday afternoon. Aldermen Will Thompson, whose term is expiring, has not filed to run again.

The City of Hedley has three positions available on the May ballot. The terms of Mayor Leon Ward and Aldermen Lonnie Roby and Carrie Butler are up this year. Roby and Ward are running for reelection, and Diana Postma has filed for the board.

The Clarendon College District has three seats available on the Board of Regents, and the positions are held by Dr. John Howard, Dr. Bill Sansing, and Jack Moreman. All three incumbents have signed up to run for re-election.

Incumbent Ted Wright and challengers Troy Monroe and Michelle McCann have signed up to run for three positions on the Hedley ISD Board of Trustees. The other two posts are currently held by Karen Watt and Tonja Ruthardt.

The Donley County Hospital Board has four positions up for election this year. Those seats are currently held by Jan Farris – Place 4, Jeannie Owens – Place 5, Mark C. White – Place 6, and Lori Howard – Place 7. All four incumbents have signed up to run again.

H.L. Baird is running for the city board in Howardwick where three positions are open. Those seats are currently held by Gene Rogers, Cory Longan, and Robert Brewster.

Clarendon ISD has two trustee positions up this year, which are held by Reneé Betts and Weldon Sears. Only Sears has filed for re-election at press time.

Filing for local positions runs through February 28. Elections will be held May 10.