Vacancies to fill on City Council, R-III School Board as Biston, Nichting opt against re-election
Austin Miller
Filing for the Kirksville R-III School Board and City Council elections remain open, with one vacancy to fill on each group in the April 6 Municipal Election.
Current councilmember and former mayor Phillip Biston is the only member up for re-election this year and has chosen not to run for a third term.
Gay Nichting and Mikey Bishop are up for re-election on the school board and Nichting, the longest-tenured member of the board, is not seeking another term after 15 years as a member. Bishop is running for his second term.