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No school board races for Twin Lakes Area The Twin Lakes Area will not see any contested school board races later this year. The window to file to run for a school board seat coming up for election closed Monday, with many incumbents retaining their seats without drawing any opposition. In the Mountain Home School District, school board members Lisa House and Daniel Smakal will retain their Position 1 and Position 3 seats, respectively, after neither drew an opponent. Donald Marler will retain the Position 4 seat on the Cotter school board. In the Norfork School District, Darin Hughes will succeed Josh Davis for the school board s Position 3 seat after David did not seek re-election. ....
The filing period for school boards in Arkansas closed at noon Monday, and no races have developed in Baxter or Marion counties, and only one board will see any change in membership.Darin Hughes will take the Position 3 spot on the Norfork School Board after filing for the position formerly held by Josh Davis, who did not file for reelection. At Mountain Home, Lisa House (Position 1) and Dan Smakal (Position 3) will retain their slots after drawing no opposition. Cotter’s Donald Marler (Position 4) is also unopposed and will retain his seat for another five years. No races will occur in Marion County, as Flippin School Board incumbents Curt Bryant (Position 3) and Shane Nix (Position 5) drew no opponents. Incumbent Robin Lee (Position 5) filed to retain her seat on the Yellville-Summit School Board. ....