Early voting for Tuesday’s elections is today, Friday at Election Board

Early voting for Tuesday’s elections dealing with city offices and school board seats will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday at the LeFlore County Election Board, located at 103 North Church Street inside the LeFlore County Court House Annex.

There will be two Poteau mayoral candidates — current mayor Scotty White and Jarrod Ridenour — and two Poteau City Council Ward No. 3, Seat 2 candidates — current councilwoman Connie Shockley and Karen Mills.

Four individuals filed to run for the City of Poteau Street Commissioner — current Street Commissioner Ronnie Burgess, Eric Blaylock, Gary Gray and Ryan Ashton Cripps.

LeFlore County Emergency Management Director Dennis Yochum and Chris Fenton will vie for the Poteau Public Schools Board of Education’s seat currently held by Ron Hall, who will step down at the end of this term.

There are several candidates for Town of Wister Board of Trustees — current trustees Max Harris, Stephen Morris and Traci

Bethell along with Rena’ Brooks, Allen Davis, Wayne Woolery, Arthur Gallego and Amy Wadley. The winners will receive four-year terms.

Wister will have two mayoral candidates — current mayor Katherine Gee and former Wister Police Chief DeWade Shatswell. The winner will get a twoyear term in office.

In Arkoma, Josh Johnson, Kathryn Potter, Larry Stoker, Michael Moss, Bobby Weatherford, Billy J. Miller, Randall Gorman and Cody Key all filed for Board of Trustees members, while Angel Gechter, Dottie Smith and David Allen

filed for Town of Arkoma clerk-treasurer.

Five individuals filed for Board of Trustees seats in Bokoshe — Dale Whitecotton Jr., Samantha Whitecotton, Denise Davis, Ronald Ward and Mika Sinclair.

Heavener will have two mayoral candidates — current mayor Max Roberts and Ronald Bradford — to go with two City of Heavener City Commissioner Ward 2 candidates — Joey Clubb and Bryan Keith Thompson — and two Ward 4 candidates — Melinda Ballantine and Christopher Bradford.

Howe will have two Board of Trustees candidates — Phyllis Fields and Nancy Cox.

Five individuals filed for Town of Panama Board of Trustees seats — Danny Southerland II (a two-year term) and Toney Fout, Shelli Morgan, Dale Miller and Kenny Morgan for four-year terms. Lori Duncan and Tyler Seaton filed for clerk-treasurer.

Roger Lairamore and Josh Merritt will try to get Pocola’s school board seat up for grabs. Lairamore, Merritt and Michael Severe were in a primary election on Valentine’s Day. No one got a 50-percent victory, but since Lairamore (42 percent) and Merritt (34 percent) had the two highest vote totals, those two will square off in Tuesday’s election.

Four individuals filed for Board of Trustees seats in Shady Point — Robert Wellman, Jerry Hopkins Jr. and Justin Cruse for four-year terms and Kendall Downs for a two-year term.

Spiro’s Board of Trustees Office No. 3 will have Kathy Real and Fred Harper Jr. face off.

Talihina saw three candidates file for its Board of Trustees — Don Faulkner, Sherman Ward Jr. and Anita Duncan.