CARTHAGE, Mo. – Eleven individuals were newly-elected in the balloting that ended January 26, 2021, according to Clint Lambeth, council chair.
Newly elected members to serve two-year terms are: Christy Groves Graham, Joplin; Kimberly Lambeth, Dan Sellers, Bruce Waggoner, Sandra Smith and Terry Smith, Webb City; Gayle Brown and Jeff Brown, Oronogo; and Wayne Wilson and Yessenia Viera, Carthage.
Gail Lawrence, Carthage was elected to serve a one-year term vacated by Erin Forsythe.
These members will join the following hold-over members: Ashton Chapman, Anthony Martin, Patricia Gordon, Stephen H Dorsey, and Charles Hutchins, Carthage; Charles E Davis and Judy Nelson, Webb City; Amy L Gates, Joplin; and Michael C Moss, Carl Junction.
The appointed members to the council are: Tom Flanigan (County Commission), Carl Burton (Farm Bureau), Gail Kreutzer (City of Carthage), and Clint Lambeth (City of Webb City).
The council has four major responsibilities. They are: (1) to advise the University of Missouri on needed extension educational programs, (2) approve the extension staff housed in Jasper County, (3) arrange for financing the Jasper County Extension Center and, (4) hold elections to perpetuate the Council.
Officers for the 2021 council were elected at the annual meeting held at the Central United Methodist Church in Webb City, Tuesday evening, February 9, 2021. They are: Clint Lambeth, chairman; Kim Lambeth, vice-chair; Gail Kreutzer, secretary; Charles Hutchins, treasurer: and Tom Flanigan, co-treasurer.
University of Missouri Extension programs focus on the high-priority needs of Missourians. Each county extension center, with oversight by locally elected and appointed citizens, is your local link to practical education on almost anything. More information is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu.
