By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
CARTERVILLE, Ill. — Three six-year terms on the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees will be filled at the April 6, 2027, Consolidated Election, and nominating petitions are now available for anyone who wants their name on that ballot, the Southern Illinoisan reports.
Candidates for Community College District Trustee run nonpartisan, which in a county where politics can get personal fast, is worth noting. Logan College has been a workhorse for this county since it opened — the place laid-off miners and factory hands went to retrain, and where thousands of first-generation students still get their start before transferring on or heading straight into a trade.
Who sits on that seven-member board shapes tuition, program offerings, and the college's next moves as enrollment and workforce needs keep shifting. Petitions are the first step; the filing window and requirements are available through the college and county election authorities.
Anyone who's watched a board meeting knows the stakes go beyond ribbon-cuttings — these are the people who decide whether Logan keeps training welders and nurses at the pace this county needs.
— Reporting by the Southern Illinoisan.
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