The annual election of new members to the Atchison County University of Missouri Extension Council will be held January 17 – 20, 2023.

Any Atchison County resident who is of voting age is eligible to vote. Ballots may be cast online at http://extension.missouri.edu/atchison or in person at the Atchison County Extension office in the Velma Houts Fair Building in Rock Port. The office will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. To be counted, ballots must be completed by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20.

The following candidates are on the ballot: Kevin Sundermann, Jayme Wood and Glenn Scott, representing Tarkio; Devon Sons, representing Rock Port; and Ben Rogers, representing Fairfax. Each candidate who receives at least one vote will be elected to the council.

The Extension Council is made up of 14 elected and three appointed members. The Extension Council works with University of Missouri Extension specialists in planning and making recommendations for educational programs and managing the Extension office.