School board candidates debate ahead of election
OTTUMWA — Five candidates spent just over 80 minutes tackling some of the biggest issues facing the Ottumwa Community School District during a debate at the school's Career Campus Monday evening.
The topics were wide-ranging, from how the district can improve its academic profile with the Iowa Department of Education, to superintendent Mike McGrory's total compensation and the possibility of putting a joint high school baseball/softball facility in Ottumwa Park.
The five candidates included two who have worked with the district before — Becky Ingle, who spent 38 years teaching in the district, and Dawn Sievertsen, who spent 17 years as a principal before retiring last summer and going to work at William Penn University as the director of distance learning.
The other three candidates — Dusty Ware, Himar Hernandez and Brett White — all possess strong local ties, either graduating from OHS, being highly visible in the community or both. Ware is filling a vacancy on the board, and seeks a full term in November.
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