April Election 2013: Candidates For Aldermen Discuss Their City's 'Primary Issue'

PART 2: Q: What do you see as the primary issue the board of alderman must address for the good of the city in the next year? Prepare yourself by reading their responses to recent 'Patch' questions.

(Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) With the April 2 election day drawing near, Patch wants to make sure voters are able to make informed choices about their candidates. There are seven total open aldermen seats in Town and Country and Manchester, with eight candidates running. Only one race is contested, which is the seat for Manchester Ward III alderman currently held by Alderman John Schrader. Aldermen are elected to two-year terms. Earlier this month, Patch sent questions regarding the election to all aldermanic candidates. All week, Patch will share the candidates' responses with readers. Each day, Patch will post one question along with the answers of those who responded.  Editor's Note: All …

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April Election 2013: Meet Your Candidates For Aldermen And Their Qualifications

PART 1: There are seven open aldermen seats in Town and Country and Manchester, with eight candidates running in the April 2 election. Only one race is contested. Prepare yourself by reading their responses to recent 'Patch' questions.

(Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) With the April 2 election day drawing near, Patch wants to make sure voters are able to make informed choices about their candidates. There are seven total open aldermen seats in Town and Country and Manchester, with eight candidates running. Only one race is contested, which is the seat for Manchester Ward III alderman currently held by Alderman John Schrader. Aldermen are elected to two-year terms. Four of seats on the Town and Country Board of Aldermen are be up for election in April: Lynn Wright from Ward I, Tim Welby from Ward II, Fred Meyland-Smith from Ward III and Jon Benigas from Ward IV.  Three seats on the Manchester Board of Aldermen are up for …

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April Election 2013: Meet Your Mayoral Candidates

Two candidates are running for the seat of Town in Country mayor in the April 2 election. Prepare yourself by reading their responses to recent Patch questions.

(Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) With the April 2 election day drawing near, Patch wants to make sure voters are able to make informed choices about their candidates. Two candidates, current Mayor Jon Dalton and former alderman Barbara Ann Hughes, are vying for the seat of Town and Country mayor. The city's mayor serves a four year term. Earlier this month, Patch sent questions regarding the election to both candidates. Below are the questions and each candidate's response.  Check back later this week for answers from Town and Country and Manchester candidates running for aldermen. Editor's Note: The candidates received an identical questionnaire via email and were each given the same amount of …

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Letter to the Editor

Town and Country Resident Questions Campaign Practices

Town and Country resident Dorothy Cooke is concerned about the current mayor's campaigning for the upcoming April 2 election. She wrote the following Letter to the Editor voicing her concerns.

(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) So what’s happening in Town and Country? Today, Tuesday March 19, is the start of election “crunch time”.  Yard signs go up, final literature is sent out, candidates find poll workers…but, in our City, it’s anticlimactic, especially this year.  Until Barbara Hughes threw her hat in the ring, the current mayor and four aldermen were all unopposed.  Mr. Dalton would have us believe that this is because we are all so very happy in our utopian community.  Three or four times a year in the City’s news magazine he gets four to six pages of free propaganda to convince us.  The current spring issue served as a free political announcement for him. “I appreciate your ongoing support …

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Deadline This Week For St. Louis County Voter Registration

The last day to register for the April 2, 2013, election is March 6.

If you want to vote in the April 2 election, the deadline is fast approaching to register to vote in St. Louis County. Voters must be registered by March 6 to vote in the April election. In order to register, you must: Missourians can register to vote by one of the following methods: St. Louis County residents can also send in a completed voter registration application to: The Board of Election Commissioners, 12 Sunnen Dr., Ste. 126 St. Louis, MO 63143. If mailing your registration, it must be postmarked by March 6. For more information, check out the Board of Election Commissioners website.

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Profiles Provide Basics on Parkway's School Board Candidates

Eight candidates are vying for the two open spots on the district's board of education. The election is set for April 2.

(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The following information was provided by the Parkway School District and is available on the district's website. The district will also host a candidate forum on March 11.  Sam C. Sciortino, Ph.D. Over thirty-six years, I had the distinct privilege to serve as a teacher and administrator in the Parkway School Distirct. My educational career began at Central Junior High School where I served as a Teacher and Assistant Principal. When East Junior High opened in 1972, I served as an Assistant Principal and later as Principal from 1975-1981. My opportunity to serve the school community at the district level began in 1981 as Manager of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction …

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Special School District of St. Louis County to Vote on Board Candidate, Incumbent

Two board seats are up during this election season with one newcomer and one incumbent filing to take the spots.

The deadline has approached to file as a candidate for board positions with the Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD), for the 2013 municipal election season. The SSD administrative offices are located in Town and Country. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) SSD handles the election process a in a different manner than other municipal elections. Nancy Ide, SSD's Chief Communications Officer said the district has one candidate for each of the two seats up for re-election. "With the passage of Proposition S in 1998, SSD Board of Education members are elected by the District’s Governing Council," Ide said. "The Governing Council will interview both candidates and hold an election at its meeting." (Get …

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Final Candidates for 2013 April Election

Filing closed Tuesday evening. Here's a look at who will run locally in your 2013 Town and Country and Manchester elections this spring. This includes mayoral, aldermanic, fire board and Parkway School Board candidates.

Tuesday is Last Day to File For 2013 April Election

Seats on the Town and Country and Manchester board of aldermen, West County EMS and Fire Board and the Parkway School Board are all up for election along with the position of Town and Country Mayor.

Candidates Filing for 2013 Spring Elections

Seats on the Town and Country and Manchester board of aldermen, West County EMS and Fire Board and the Parkway School Board are all up for election along with the position of Town and Country Mayor.