Many seats, few candidates

Twenty-five candidates filed for 21 West Plains seats up for election at the close of the filing period last Friday, meaning most seats will have one candidate for voters to chose from in the general election, Nov. 3.

There will be several races to watch, of which the most interesting could shape up to be for two of three slots on the Cheney School Board. That number might have been three, but incumbent Rick Mount withdr ew his name late Friday afternoon.

Mount, who has served since 1996, cited several reasons for his decision, including taking on a more demanding leadership position in his ch...