Voters in Montgomery County will be heading to the polls, Tuesday, will decide the fate of some contested races and a Public Measure for the Villisca Community School District. The following candidates are on the ballot:

Red Oak School District/Director At-Large (elect 2): Mike Carlson; Bryce Johnson; Jackie DeVries.

Stanton School District/Director At-Large (elect 2): Angela Silva; Angue Schenck-Roberts; John McDonald; Sally Stoakes.

Villisca School District/Director At-Large (elect 3): Richard Allen Mullen; Jason Poston; Tom A. Williams.

Southwestern Community College (SWCC) Director’s At-Large

District 1 (To fill a vacancy) (elect 1 – 2 year term): Jane Ernst.

District 2 (elect 1) – Fred Shearer.

District 4 (elect 1): Carol Saxton

District 7 (elect 1): Vicki Sickels.

District 8 (elect 1): John Cass

***Note:

1. District 1 covers Portions of Adams, Adair, Clarke, Madison & Union Counties.
2. District 2 covers Portions of Montgomery, Adams, Ringgold, Union, Taylor & Page Counties.
3. District 4 includes parts of Decatur, Lucas & Ringgold Counties.
4. District 7 includes parts of Decatur, Page, Taylor & Ringgold Counties.
5. District 8 covers portions of Union County.

Villisca School District Public Measure to be on the ballot Nov. 5^th:

The Measure essentially asks District patrons if the District will be authorized to impose a 10-year levy and Physical Plant & Equipment Levy (PPEL), for the purpose of school infrastructure improvements, including the purchase of transportation equipment, purchasing and improving District grounds, and other matters. The levy (tax) would not exced 67-cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation, authorized annually, commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. AND the Measure asks for the imposition of an INCOME SURTAX upon the State Income Taxes patrons file, on December 31^st for each calendar year, beginning in 2020, or each year thereafter.