Candidates filed for city positions and school board offices by last Tuesday’s deadline.
Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel said the following candidates filed:
USD 504 - Oswego Board of Education: Mark A. Brannin, Kim Kitterman, Steven L. Lewis, Charlotte Merwarth, Lewis “Skip” Riley and Roger Vance all filed for the three open positions.
In USD 505- Chetopa/St. Paul: Five candidates filed for three positions: Dist. 1, Member 4 - Kandi Midgett of Chetopa; Dist. 2, Member 5 - Cindy Johnson and Sandy Krider, both of Chetopa; Dist. 3, Member 6, Mark E. Smith and Patricia Houser of St. Paul.
USD 506 - Three positions will be elected and those filing were: Pos. 4- Kelly Schulze, Parsons; Post. 5, Doyle Dodsworth, Ronda Good and Kyle Hess, all from the Altamont and Mound Valley area;Pos. 6 -  Leon E. Allen of rural Oswego and Jennifer Mathes, rural Bartlett.
Three positions are open on the Labette Community College board of trustees and candidates filing were: Robert E. Brandenburg, Mike Howerter, Wanda Ladage, David Miller and Sophia Zetmeir, all of Parsons.
For Altamont City positions: Chris Allen and Herbert Bath filed for mayor and Glen Bruce, Dru Parlett and Mary Shields filed for the two positions on the council.
In Bartlett, Bob Pursley filed for mayor and there were no filings for the five city council seats
At Edna, Daniel Baker and Kaci Mellen filed for council, leaving one with no filing.
In Labette City, there were no filings.
At Mound Valley, Joe Ybarra filed for mayor and Ken McNickle, Steve Spencer and Allen Winters filed for city council.
In Chetopa, Matthew R. Kirkwood and Shawn A. Shoemaker filed for city council in the First Ward and George W. Huber filed in the Second Ward while Debra R. Crumrine filed for the Third Ward seat.
In Oswego, there are three positions open and those filing for the at-large positions were Glenn Fischer, Ty Lewis and Jane Rea.
The general election will be held April 7 and there will be no primary.

Tuesday’s general election is now history and America has a new president and vice-president elect — Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Voters in Labette County went for John McCain and Sarah Palin their balloting, 55% to 42% with the remaining three percent going to third party candidates.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts won re-election and he carried Labette County with 56% of the vote.
Labette County favored Republican Lynn Jenkins to replace Nancy Boyda as U.S. Congressman from the Second District, and Jenkins won the nod district-wide. She currently serves as state treasurer.
Republican Dwayne Umbarger was re-elected to the Kansas Senate over David Miller of Parsons.
The City Sales Tax Question in the city of Altamont was approved by voters 390 to 74.
The City Sales Tax Question in the city of Oswego also was approved, 454 to 200.
There were no contested county races so all incumbents and those who made it through the August primary were elected.
Elected were: Brian C. Kinzie, Second Dist. County Commissioner; Jack W. Martin, Third Dist. County Commissioner; County Clerk Linda Schreppel, County Treasurer Crystal Addis; Register of Deeds Donna Strickland; County Attorney Hillary Hass and County Sheriff Williams Blundell.
All judges on the ballot were approved for retention.

Labette County voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 4, to cast ballots in the general election.
At the top of the list will be the race for President of the United States and the two major candidates are John McCain and his running mate for vice-president, Sarah Palin, both Republicans, vs. Democrats Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice-president.
Less known candidates for president will be:
Libertarian Party - Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root.
Independent - Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez.
Reform - Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle.
In other races, incumbent U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, a Republican, will be challenged by Jim Slattery, a Democrat, along with Joseph Martin, Reform Party, and Randall Hodgkinson, Libertarian Party.
For U.S. Representative, incumbent Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, a Democrat from Topeka, is opposed by Republican Lynn Jenkins, Republican, from Topeka. Also running is Libertarian Robert Garrard of Edgerton.
For the Kansas Senate, incumbent Republican Dwayne Umbarger of Thayer is being opposed by a Parsons Democrat David Miller.
Richard Proehl is running unopposed as a Republican for the Kansas House of Representatives, Seventh Dist.
Jerry D. Williams of Chanute, a Democrat, is running unopposed for the Kansas House, Eighth District.
For county offices, there are no contested races.
Brian C. Kinzie, Edna, is running as a Republican for Labette County Commissioner, Second Dist.
Jack W. Martin, Parsons, is seeking election as a Republican for county commissioner, Third Dist.
Linda Schreppel of Oswego, incumbent county clerk, is running as a Republican for re-election.
Crystal Addis, Oswego, is seeking re-election as Labette County Treasurer as a Democrat.
Donna Strickland, Oswego, is seeking re-election as register of deeds for Labette County.
Hillary Haas, Erie, a Republican, is seeking election to the office of Labette County Attorney.
William C. Blundell, Oswego Republican, is seeking re-election as Labette County Sheriff.
For 11th Judicial Dist. positions, the following candidates are running:
A.J. Wachter, Pittsburg, seeking retention as district judge in Div.. 1.
Donald R. Noland, Girard, Div. 4, seeking retention.
John C. Gariglietti, Pittsburg, seeking retention in Div. 5.
Jeffry L. Jack, Parsons, seeking retention in Div. 6.
Kansas Supreme Court justices Eric S. Rosen and Lee A. Johnson will be listed as “shall they be retained?” questions, and the same is true with Steve Lieben, Joseph Pierron, Christel E. Marquardt and Richard D. Greene for positions on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Numerous township positions also will be on the ballot.
Results of Tuesday’s election will be posted on the newspaper website: taylornews.org as they are available Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Results will not be printed in next week’s Labette Avenue because the newspaper will be printed before the polls close on Tuesday.

Labette County Election Officer Linda Schreppel said the Courthouse in Oswego will have late voting this Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 29 and 30, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Also on Saturday, Nov. 1, the Courthouse will be open to vote over the counter in advance from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Five general election ballots were sent by email on Monday to local military personnel serving overseas, according to County Clerk Linda Schreppel.
‘This is definitely breaking ground on a new idea,” said Schreppel.
Military personnel have always been able to vote through conventional absentee ballot methods, but this is the first time the voting has been offered by email.
She said the five Labette County residents were sent ballots along with instructions and a caution that they would sever their right to cast a secret ballot.
“I will be the only one who knows who they vote for and we have a procedure to make sure their wishes are honored,” said Schreppel.
If the military personnel choose to email it to Schreppel, they can do so. Her process will be to print out the email, place the printed ballot in an envelope, seal it and staple a copy of the email to the envelope so it can be verified on election night.
She asked the soldiers to send their ballots as an attachment then type in the email message box: “By casing this ballot in this manner, I (state your name) voluntarily sever my rights to case a secret ballot.”
Military service personnel also may return their ballots by U.S. Mail. They should mark “Election Ballot” on the lower left of the envelope if they mail them.
Anyone with questions about this procedure may contact Schreppel at 620 795-2138.