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November 4, Pittsburg City Commission, USD 250 Pittsburg School Board, and Lamar, MO ½ Cent Sales Tax on the Ballot

KRPS | By Rachel Schnelle ,
Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Published November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM CST
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In Kansas, state law requires polling places to open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. on election day. And in Missouri, polling places open at 6:00 a.m. and remain open until 7:00 p.m. Click here to find your polling place.

Throughout the month of October, KRPS’s Rachel Schelle spoke with many of the candidates for the city commission and school board. In addition to attending a candidate forum in Pittsburg and an information session surrounding the ½ cent sales increase in Lamar. Schelle spoke with Morning Edition host Fred Fletcher-Fierro to debrief all three contests.

Rachel& Fred Debrief 2025 November Elections Directors Cut

Pittsburg City Commission Coverage

Candidates campaign for the Pittsburg City Commission and USD 250 Board of Education at Monday’s forum

TWO-WAY: D.J. Perry running for seat on City Commission for Pittsburg, Kansas

TWO-WAY: Isaiah Harris seeks election to Pittsburg City Commission, focusing on streets, housing and childcare

TWO-WAY: Pittsburg Mayor Dawn McNay runs for re-election for City Commissioner

TWO WAY: Jackson Bertoncino runs for City Commission of Pittsburg, Kansas for the first time

TWO-WAY: Stu Hite seeks re-election for City Commissioner of Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg USD School Board Coverage

TWO-WAY: Mickey Painter running for re-election to Pittsburg Board of Education

TWO-WAY: J.J. Karlinger campaigns for seat on USD 250 Board of Education in Pittsburg, Kansas.

TWO-WAY: Retired educator Ruth Miller enters race for Pittsburg Board of Education

TWO-WAY: Emily Smith running for Pittsburg Board of Education seat

TWO-WAY: Shaileen Owens runs for a seat on Pittsburg Board of Education

TWO-WAY: Educator Emily George runs for USD 250 Board of Education in Pittsburg, Kansas

Lamar, Missouri 1/2 Sales Tax to Support New Aquatic Center

Aquatic center’s fate in Lamar, Missouri hinges on half-cent sales‑tax increase vote

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Rachel Schnelle
Rachel Schnelle is a Feature Reporter for KRPS. Originally from Southwest Missouri, she has almost three years of experience working at Midwest Public Radio stations - covering healthcare, community-driven stories, and politics. In 2022, she graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.

In the fall of 2023 Fred was promoted to Interim General Manager and was appointed GM in Feburary of 2024.
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