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Erika Leonard and Anne Bloemke-Warren were elected to the Jefferson City School Board on Tuesday.

Election Day in Cole County resembled the weather Tuesday.

Candidates for JC School Board addressed policy on transgender athlete participation and political messages in schools in another round of reader- submitted questions.

Cole County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer is predicting a 10 percent voter turnout for Tuesday's municipal elections. That would be what they usually see for a typical municipal election, he said.

Jefferson City School Board candidates took questions on transparency, STEM and magnet schools, and standardized test scores as a metric.

JC School Board candidates Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc Ellinger and Erika Leonard discussed transparency in education, pandemic response and anti-smoking policies in the latest round of News Tribune reader-submitted questions.

Candidates for the Jefferson City School District Board of Education took questions on diversity and representation, issues facing minority students, and the value of teachers and education at a school board candidate forum on the Jefferson City NAACP's Facebook page Monday night.

Candidates for JC School Board spoke on the importance of Parent Teacher Organizations, ways to recognize high achievement in the district, and whether they would support year-round school in the latest round of News Tribune reader-submitted questions.

Four candidates have filed for two open seats on the Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education.