Sign-ups underway for local positions

Citizens wishing to serve their community can now sign up for positions at seven local governments that are scheduled to hold elections this spring.

The cities of Clarendon, Hedley, and Howardwick; the Clarendon and Hedley school districts; the Clarendon College District; and the Donley County Hospital District all have a total of 21 positions available this year.

In Clarendon, the two-year terms of Aldermen John Lockhart, Larry Jeffers, and Eulaine McIntosh are up this year.

Hedley has two aldermen’s seats and the mayor’s position up this year. Those are two-year terms and are currently held by Mayor Carrie Butler and Aldermen Dustin Shatswell and Danny Russell.

In Howardwick the terms of Aldermen Mary Grady, Johnny Hubbard, and Marietta Baird are expiring. Those are all two-year terms.

Clarendon ISD Trustees serve three years, and the terms of Reneé Mott and Weldon Sears are expiring this year.

Hedley ISD has three full three-year terms up this year. Those seats are held by Troy Monroe, Cindy Lambert, and Susan Cosby.

Three positions are up this year on the Clarendon College Board of Regents, which serve for six years. Darlene Spier and Carey Wann hold two of those seats, and the third is currently vacant following the resignation of Regent Bill Sansing.

The Donley County Hospital District Board of Directors has four two-year terms up this year. Those are currently held by Jan Farris – Place 4, Nikki Adams – Place 5, Mark C. White – Place 6, and Lori Howard – Place 7.

All local boards are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must file for a specific place on the ballot. Candidate applications are available from the administrative offices of each entity.

Filing continues through Friday, February 14. Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, May 2, 2020.