26-03-2025
School board candidate forum slated
A forum for Joplin voters to hear from the four candidates for Joplin Board of Education will be held Monday at Joplin City Hall.
The session will start at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers. In addition, the forum will be broadcast live on KGCS-TV, Channel 21, and on the Missouri Southern State University Facebook page. It will be hosted by KGCS station manager Lisa Green.
Candidates for the two seats to be filled are incumbent David Weaver, former board members Lori Musser and Derek Gander, and Thomas Ross.
Each candidate who attends will be given time to introduce themselves and explain why they are running for a board position. Then each will answer six questions. If time permits, questions may be posed by spectators in council chambers, according to Green.
Those who attend the forum must use the west entrance of Joplin City Hall, adjacent to the parking lot. Doors will be open from 5 to 7:15 p.m. Doors on Sixth Street and on Main Street will be locked. The council chamber is located on the fifth floor, which can be reached via the main floor elevator.
KGCS-TV will repeat the broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1; at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2; and at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3.
The forum will also be posted to the KGCS Missouri Southern YouTube channel.
