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Eight candidates vie for Rend Lake College board seats
Eight candidates from four cities compete for three Rend Lake College Board seats. Key contenders include Jean Ann Scroggins Waltonville and Richard Herrin Benton, with Mt. Vernon rising in multiple bids. Incumbents J A McClure Jr and others seek stability, leadership, and fiscal oversight amid campus changes.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake College Board
Jean Ann Scroggins
Waltonville
Richard “Rich” Herrin
Benton
J. A. McClure Jr
Mt. Vernon
John W. Stephens
McLeansboro
George Alan Weed
Mitch Fulford
Joe H. Scrivner
Scroggins
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bend Lake College
McClure McClure
Tripco, Inc
Stephens Stephens
Hamilton
White Counties
Agriculture Advisory Council
Rend Lake