Voters in McAlester passed a 25-year non-exclusive franchise with Public Service Company of Oklahoma with Ward 1 voters in the city electing Levi Gilmore to serve on the city council.
Candidate filings were relatively slow on the opening day of a three-day filing period at the Pittsburg County Election Board’s temporary offices at the Southeast Expo Center.
Candidate filings begin Monday, Dec. 4, for three McAlester City Council seats and for school board offices in all 14 public school districts in Pittsburg County.