Election
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Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board – 100% of Howell, Shannon, and Texas County precincts reporting
(TOP THREE WIN)
Eric Wells – 195 votes WINNER
Tyler Newton – 94...
Name: Lee Freeman
Length of time in district: 12 yrs
Connections to the district: I have a daughter that teaches preschool.
Brief personal bio: My name is Lee Freeman. I have lived in WP since 2003. I work at Ozark Hills Insurance. Married to wife Brenda for 33 yrs. I have three children all have...
Length of time in district: Eight years
Connections to the district: Two children enrolled, and one graduated from the district.
Brief personal bio: Married 23 years this August. Father of three. Before my family came to the Ozarks, I worked 12 years in manufacturing. I have spent the last...
Name: Jodi Purgason
Length of time in district: West Plains has been my home my entire life. I am extremely passionate about our community and the opportunities it has to offer for our district.
Connections to the district: I graduated from West Plains Senior High in 2011 and...
Name: Reid Grigsby
Length of time in district: 44 years in West Plains, 8 years in the R-7 District
Connections to the district:
Me: Class of 1993
Wife: Class of 1992
Daughter: Class of 2022. Freshman at Drury University.
Son: Junior in High School (Class of 2024)...
Name: Christena Silvey Coleman
Length of time in district: I have been a lifelong resident of West Plains, Missouri, with the exception of when I was attending college and law school, living in the West Plains R-7 District fifty-one (51) years.
Connections to the district: I attended...
Name: Shelly Mantel
Length of time in district: Returned to Mountain View in 1998.
Connections to the district: My husband Rob, grew up in Mountain View and graduated from Liberty High School. My husband's sisters also attended and graduated from Liberty. We have raised our 4...
Name: John Thompson
Length of time in district: 25+ years
Connections to the district: I am a LHS graduate and now have three children in the district.
Brief personal bio: I'm a married father of three residing in my hometown of Mountain View. My wife, Lauren, and our three...
Name: Tyler Newton
Length of time in district: My family and I have lived in the MVBT district for the past 9 years.
Connections to the district: My wife, Tabitha, owns and runs her own hair salon in Mountain View as well as substitute teaches within the district. My children, Wyatt...
Name: Kevin Pruett
Length of time in district: I have lived in this district my entire life.
Connections to the district: I am a graduate of Liberty High School. My two older children graduated from Liberty and my youngest son currently attends Liberty. My wife is a teacher at...