Mayor Nikylan Knapper News Today

Former mayor Barry Greenberg mounted a write-in campaign on April 6 that easily ousted one-term incumbent Nikylan Knapper, who beat Greenberg in 2021.

Shana Jones, former Maplewood council member and a convicted felon, has been charged with forging a lease agreement and filing false election papers.

As the dust settles from Tuesday’s races in the Missouri General Municipal Election, there's been a rise in the trend of write-in candidates from races big to small.

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — There were a couple major upsets in some St. Louis County elections thanks to write-in votes. In Maplewood, former Mayor Barry Greenberg made a comeback victory over incumbent Mayor Nikylan Knapper, winning 63-percent of the vote. Knapper unseated Greenberg in 2021. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Greenberg entered the race after […]

Voters also will decide numerous races for seats on city councils, boards of aldermen and school boards across the Missouri side of the metro area.

Proposed ordinance introduced Tuesday would, for the first time, create a process for handling ethics complaints against people appointed to Maplewood boards.

Council member Chasity Mattox came under fire after casting lone dissenting vote on hiring Amber Withycombe, an ally of Mayor Nikylan Knapper, as city manager

Several contentious issues have cropped up — including a mayoral election challenge, a mystery salary for the city manager and two ethics investigations.

Without advertising job opening or hiring search firm, council votes 5-1 to hire Amber Withycombe, a friend and political ally of Mayor Nikalyn Knapper.

Keep Pushing Inc. leader Shana Jones, a touted media subject in the COVID-19 pandemic, has a felony history that may have led her to quit the Maplewood council in 2022.