Candidates advance in primary election to fill Independence council seats
Four candidates have advanced Tuesday after a primary election to fill two Independence City Council seats.
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Four candidates have advanced Tuesday after a primary election to fill two Independence City Council seats.
The Blue Springs School District placed a no-tax-increase new bond issue on the ballot Tuesday, while Independence voters will narrow the city-council field through two contested primaries.
Rowland, a state representative, finished atop a six-person field in the primary last week. Weir, seeking a third four-year term, received just 106 more votes than third-place finisher Colleen Huff to advance to the April 5 general election. On Wednesday, Weir dropped out of the race.
Rory Rowland will become the next mayor of Independence with Wednesday's withdrawal from the race by incumbent Eileen Weir.
State Rep. Rory Rowland and Independence Mayor Eileen Weir will face off in the April 5 general mayoral election. Incumbents Karen DeLuccie and Mike Huff, along with Jared Fears and former Council Member Marcie Gragg, will vie for two at-large seats.