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Voters will be taking to the polls April 4 to elect the leaderships of communities and school board. This year, there are many contested school board races. 

Two Beardstown school board seats contested Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail BEARDSTOWN — The Beardstown School Board has four seats being challenged on the ballot Tuesday. Two unexpired two-year term seats are being sought after by three candidates — one incumbent and two newcomers. Two four-year term seats are also up for grabs with four candidates vying for the position. Newcomers Amy Sommers and Abby Pherigo are hoping to win a seat against incumbent Bar...