14 file for county positions

As of 9 a.m. Thursday (March 1) 14 people had filed for positions to be decided in the Aug. 7 primary election in Ozark County. Out of that number, all but one are Republicans. Those who had filed by 9 a.m. Thursday were Greg Donley (the lone Democrat) and Steve Evans for western district commissioner; T.J. Lewis and Gary Lee Collins for eastern district commissioner; Dale Schofield, Butch Winslow and Darrin Reed for sheriff; Sheila Dilts for assessor; Lisa Goodnight, Kenneth L. Burnett and Roger Pittaway for treasurer; Melinda Abraham for public administrator; Shane D. Ledbetter for coroner and Matt Wade for surveyor.

The filing period continues until 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. The county clerk’s office is open from 8 a.m. to noon and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Offices up for election are county commissioner (western and eastern), sheriff, assessor, treasurer (the late David Ford’s two-year unexpired term), public administrator, coroner and surveyor.

Declarations of candidacy will also be filed for political officers for township committeeman and committeewoman.

Watch www.ozarkcountytime.com for updated filings.