It will be a crowded field for the Parsons City Commission race in November. With the filing deadline now past 10 people have filed for three open commission seats. On the ballot for the November election will be incumbent Kevin Cruse along with Verlyn Bolinger, Leland Crooks, Jonna Gabbert, Sontana “Tana” Johnson, Braden D. Lett, Brady Magner, Ryan Robertson, Jeffrey Wayne Stammer and Eric Patrick Strait.
Four candidates filed for Chetopa Mayor including Charles Archer, Gary W. Bryant, Tammy L. Bushong and Robert Kirkwood. Six people have filed for three open positions on the Chetopa City Council. They are incumbents Geraldine Castle, Juanita Kepner and Linda Seaman along with Virginia Davis, Sandra R. Fleming and Sherrill McConnell.
Other contested races in Labette County are the Mound Valley City Council where five people filed for three open seats. They are: Michael Baima, Steve L. Cleaveland, Jay Etter, Linda Killman and incumbents Jennifer Palmer and Alex Ybarra.
Five filed for four open seats on the USD503 School Board: Beatrice Fontelroy, Michael Kastlre, Louis R. Martino, David Ray and Joan Thompson.
For three positions on the Labette Community College Board of Trustees there were six filings including incumbents Mike Howerter, Montie Taylor and David Winchell along with Beatrice Fontelroy, Tish Karhoff and Laurie Lewis.
