Maries County Sheriff Election
Scott John

Maries County Sheriff candidate John shares  community roots, experience

BELLE — Chief Deputy Scott John, 55,   is running for Maries County Sheriff under the Republican ticket in the August primaries. The United States Navy veteran has held most positions at …

Maries County Sheriff’s candidate John focuses on investigations, staff retention

BELLE — Maries County Sheriff’s candidate Scott John, 55, shared his platform policies and plans for the office if he wins the Aug. 5 primary election. Running on the Republican ticket, …

Sheriff’s candidate John talks about transparency, trust-building as core values

BELLE — As second in command at the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, Chief Deputy Scott John, 55, of Vichy, has used the last three years to learn how to supervise the day-to-day …

Sheriff’s candidate John reminds public of experience — future focus on protecting youth, seniors

BELLE — “I think what sets me aside from the other candidates is the combination of my community roots and the fact that I’ve spent the last nine years learning from Sheriff (Chris) Heitman, working with everyone at the sheriff’s office ...

Mark Morgan

Maries County Sheriff candidate Morgan leans on Army skills

Mark Morgan throws out a ball during the Belle Fair parade.

VIENNA — Mark Morgan, 46, is a first-time sheriff candidate. He currently works as a sergeant with the Belle Police Department. Morgan grew up in Tennessee. His journey to Maries County …

Maries County Sheriff’s candidate Morgan focuses on separating jail, dispatch center

VIENNA — Belle Police Department Sgt. Mark Morgan, 46, outlined some of his vision for the Maries County Sheriff’s as he campaigns for the Republican nomination for sheriff in the Aug. 5 …

Sheriff’s candidate Morgan focuses on leading from the front, drug issues

VIENNA — Belle Police Department Sgt. Mark Morgan, 46, is one of three candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Maries County sheriff in the Aug. 6 primary. Each of the candidates …

Morgan says education, leadership make him best sheriff candidate

VIENNA — Belle Police Department Sgt. Mark Morgan, 46, recently discussed his final thoughts on his campaign for Maries County sheriff as the Aug. 6 Republican primary election is less than one week away. ...

Buddy Thompson

Maries County Sheriff candidate Thompson shares long history in law enforcement

Buddy Thompson

VIENNA — Buddy Thompson, 53, previously ran for sheriff in 2012 and 2020. He is the owner and operator of Bud’s Auto in Vienna and a lifelong Maries County resident. “I know …

Maries County Sheriff’s candidate Thompson focuses on transparency

VIENNA — Buddy Thompson, 53, recently outlined some of the policy goals he hopes to achieve if Maries County voters choose him as the next sheriff in the Aug. 5 Republican primary. …

Sheriff’s candidate Thompson focuses on being straightforward, honest

VIENNA — Buddy Thompson, 53, is one of three candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Maries County sheriff in the Aug. 6 primary. Each of the candidates participated in lengthy …

Sheriff candidate Thompson identifies local ties, communication as key skills

VIENNA — Buddy Thompson, 53, recently discussed his final thoughts on his campaign for Maries County sheriff ahead of next Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Thompson said he sees his deep ties to the community as something that makes him the most ..

People began to gather on the Maries County courthouse lawn shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m. on Aug. 6 to hear live results from the primary elections. Throughout the night, many gathered under the commission room window to listen closely to each precinct. After the county clerk’s office read the last precinct, supporters of Republican sheriff nominee Mark Morgan circled around in celebration.
Morgan wins Republican sheriff nomination
VIENNA — Republican voters in Maries County selected Belle Police Department Sgt. Mark Morgan as the party’s nominee for sheriff in the Nov. 5 general election during last week’s …
Republicans Cook, Lohmann seek House District 143 seat
MARIES COUNTY — Voters in Maries County’s Aug. 6 Republican primary will have the choice between two candidates for the Missouri House of Representatives: incumbent Rep. Bennie Cook and challenger Philip Lohmann. Each candidate filled out a questionnaire ...
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Independent candidates file for sheriff, commissioner
VIENNA — The race to become the next Maries County sheriff will no longer be decided in next week’s Republican primary election after an independent candidate signed up for the Nov. 5 general election. Timothy “T.J.” Halle Jr., of Dixon, originally registered for ...
Campaign signs reported stolen in Maries County
BELLE — A series of thefts and vandalism involving campaign signs in Maries County has led Sheriff Chris Heitman to remind those responsible that the political advertisements are considered …
Mike Kehoe says he’s the only Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate interested in governing
CUBA, Mo. — Mike Kehoe wanted to make one thing perfectly clear to the several dozen supporters of his campaign for governor who gathered ...
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft speaks to reporters Dec. 20 about the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar former president Donald Trump from the Colorado ballot
Jay Ashcroft pitches biggest reorganization of Missouri’s finances in state history
A February poll of Republican primary voters showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had the most recognizable name in the race for governor ...
State Sen. Bill Eigel of Weldon Spring speaks at a July 2 campaign rally in Springfield.
Bill Eigel vows to slash budget, round up immigrants if elected Missouri governor
For most of his second term in the Missouri Senate, Bill Eigel has been a disruptor. First with a homegrown Republican faction  called the Conservative Caucus , and then with a state …
Eight Republicans face off in primary to be Missouri’s top election official
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s decision to forgo a third term in order to run for governor set off a mad dash ...