Two vie for at-large seat

SIKESTON -- Sikeston voters will pick one of the city's two at-large Council members during Tuesday's election.

Running for the position are Mike Bohannon, the incumbent; and challenger David Carnell.

Both candidates are Sikeston Senior High School graduates: Bohannon in '76 and Carnell in '79.

Bohannon and his wife of 32 years, Kathy Eaker Bohannon, have two children: Charlie, 19, and Natalie, 17.

Carnell and his wife, Jennifer, have three children: Michael, 24, Chris, 21, and Hannah, 9.

Both of the men appearing on the ballot for this Council seat own businesses in Sikeston: Carnell's Collision Repair has been in Sikeston for 31 years; Bohannon has been a financial consultant for Raymond James Financial Services since 1992

The candidates also each have a record of community service.

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