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The Reporter covers Miller, Morgan and Camden County in Central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and is published once per week on Wednesdays.
Published April 13, 2022
Morgan County election results
(Editor’s note: Some of the municipalities on the Morgan County Ballot are also in other counties. Some of the outcomes may be different once the other county votes are added. Unless stated, the results below are only the Morgan County votes.)
MORGAN COUNTY - As with several other Use Tax proposals the one submitted to the City of Versailles voters was defeated, as was the one for the City of Laurie.
The question posed to city voters:
“Shall the City of Versailles, Missouri impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate, provided that if the local sales tax rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be reduced or raised by the same action?”
Voters cast 130 for the tax and 149 against.
But Morgan County voters did approve two other tax-related issues.
In the Otterville Fire Protection District, which is in Morgan and Cooper County, voters addressed Proposition C which said:
“Shall the Board of Directors of the Otterville Fire Protection District be authorized to levy and additional tax of not more than ten cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the purpose of providing funds for the general support of the District including increasing the level of fire services and making capital improvements throughout the District?”
Morgan County voters cast 11 votes for and one against. Adding that to the Cooper County votes (97 for and 27 against) the measure passed.
Voters also had two names to choose from for two positions on the Otterville Fire Protection board, Matt Schoen and Colby R. Watring.
In the Gravois Special Road District, voters elected to continue a tax. The ballot question was:
“Shall the Gravois Special Road District #8 of Morgan County continue the levy tax of ten (10) cents on the hundred dollar valuation, for a period of four (4) years? This is not an increase of the present rate.”
Yes votes were 176 while the no votes were 45.
Also in that district, Chad Hibdon was running unopposed for Commissioner.
In the Barnet Special Road District, Elmo J. Schulte ran unopposed for the three-year term of Commissioner.
In the City of Laurie, Allen Kimberling ran unopposed for Mayor and Jeff Chorpening also ran unopposed for Alderman Ward 1. John H. Shepherd also ran unopposed for the Ward 2 seat.
In the city of Stover, Sharon Fry ran unopposed for City Collector and two people were needed out of three names on the ballot for Alderman at Large.
Gregg M. Sidebottom received 124 votes, followed by Jason Worthley (118) and Vi Dale (55).
Sunrise Beach voters had to choose two names from three on the ballot for the Trustee position. Stephen M. Barthol received the most votes followed by Rusty Ehlers with Gerald Jasper trailing last.
In the City of Barnett, A.J. Behrens ran unopposed for Mayor and Marcel Guhr ran alone for the position of Alderman Ward 1.
For the Ward 2 Alderman, J. Cabot Styles received 12 votes and Carol Callison six.
For Trustee for the Town of Gravois Mills, three were needed but only two names were on the ballot: Barbara Darlene Newkirk and Michael L. Hudgins.
In the Gravois Fire Protection District, voters had two names to choose from for Director: Don Doyle and Johnie Ray. Combing the votes from Morgan and Camden Counties, Ray received 132 votes and Doyle brought in 85.
In the City of Syracuse, Duane A. Doyle ran unopposed for Mayor while two names were needed for Alderman with two names on the ballot, Ellen Twyman and Harold Nicks.
In the City of Versailles, Dina Ray Dunklee ran unopposed for Alderman North Ward. In the south Ward, Kristen Bentch brought in 93 votes and Rick Bias 61.
In the Community College District of Mid Missouri, which consist of many schools in several counties, Morgan County voters had to choose two names from four on the ballot for Trustee for a six-year term.
Amie Breshears - 39 votes, Tim Carr -32 votes, Billy Foster – 13 and Christopher Guffey - 9.
For the office of Trustee for a two-year term, Thomas Oldham ran unopposed.
Morgan County R-II School District
Two names were needed for position on the school board. Five names were on the ballot for voters to choose from.
In the Smithton R-VI School District, two directors were needed for three-year terms. Four names were on the ballot.
Jason Brown – 37, Jake Grieschen – 36, James Trelow – 4 and Brian Conardy, 2.
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