Official results from April 4 election

OSAGE COUNTY  —  Results from the April 4 election were certified last week with turnout of 17.9%, according to County Clerk Nicci Kammerich.

Here are the official returns.

• Proposition Fatima Schools was successful this time around, passing by a 725-574 margin to give the district a levy to construct a new building.

“We are very excited about the levy passing,” said Superintendent Chuck Woody. “This is important to the future of our kids and our district. Our facilities were in desperate need of some upgrades, and we will now be able to take those needs on.”

With a 65-cent levy, Fatima anticipates generating about $11 million, and the project, as presented, would cost approximately $1.5 million more.

• Voters in Osage County Public Water Supply District No. 3 (PWSD #3) supported issuing revenue bonds by a 128-29 margin.

Passage of the measure makes the district eligible for a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for half that amount. The other half would then be eligible for a low-interest DNR loan. The current rate on such loans is 1.5%, a fraction of what commercial loans now cost.

• Osage County was granted authority to enact a marijuana sales tax, which would only be collected if a dispensary is opened, by a 1,280-478 margin.

• Linn voters by a 56-20 vote also agreed to enact a marijuana sales tax.

• DJ Schroeder carried the vote with 801 and will be joined by Joyce Weber (768) and former board member Wayne Baumhoer (629). Incumbent Andrew Samson garnered 616 votes, and Casey Helton received 575.

• At Chamois, Michael Edwards received 28 votes in an unopposed race for mayor. Alderman Jim Wright garnered 21 ballots and Alderman Jeffrey Conner received 15 votes, each for a two-year term, with five write-ins for a two-year seat, and 27 write-in ballots for a one-year unexpired position: Lance Gerloff (4), Sara Mengwasser (3), Marie Slusser, David Backes, Brad Strobel, and Neil Tilly (2 each), and Michael Wifler, Matt Shockler, James Wright, Chad Mitchem, Cole Schaben, David Thuli, Jennifer Wright, Jeremy McKague, J.D. Archer, Marty Gerloff, Brian Tooley, Rob Skaggs, and Elise Brochu (1 each).

• In the Chamois R-1 race, Rebecca Mehmert was the only candidate and received 54 votes, with 73 write-ins cast, of which 40 were for Steve Cramer, followed by Kelby Busch (15), Dawna Keilholz (9), Danny Kuschel, Brad Strobel, Klayton Kushel, and Marty Gerloff (2 each), and Shane Thompson, Scott Northway, Grayson Light, Amanda Carter, Andrew Scheulen, Dr. Strong, Cole Schaben, Jan Wright, Angela Hagenhoff, Marie Slusser, Michael Edwards, J.D. Archer, Alexander Rowinski, Andy Warren, Kristy Nolte, Matt Paulsmeyer, James Mehmert, Jeffrey Conner, Ben Paulsmeyer, Emily Durre, Kris Wuelling, Erin Gerloff, Candice Shockley, and Scott Northway (1 each).

• Westphalia voters approved a measure to forego future elections for city officials if the number of candidates equals the number of open positions by a 56-23 count.

• Westphalia Mayor Tammy Massman (64), aldermen Stanley Heckman (74), Jake Plassmeyer (71), and Delbert Wieberg (64) were re-elected without opposition.

• At Linn, Christopher Jaegers claimed a 27-12 win over Chad Gray for a one-year seat in Ward 2. Bill Turner was re-elected in Ward 2 (one year) with 32 votes, and in Ward 1, Dustin Flamm received 28 votes for a two-year team. Neither was opposed.

• Osage County voters in the Maries County R-2 school district chose Ashley Marquart-Harris (102), Garret Bialczyk (89), and Amy K. Kiso (67), as Brent Stratman was fourth with 64 votes.

• Belle residents in Osage County chose Daryl White Jr. to serve as mayor in a 29-27 vote over Kayla Bray. In the race for city marshal, Jerry Coborn defeated Joe Turnbough 36-21 among Osage County voters in Belle.