Absentee voting for April 5 municipal elections across the county opens Tuesday — a first test of newly elected Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada.
Pettis County voters will weigh in on a number of city council, alderman and school board seats, as well as the establishment of a fire protection taxing district in Hughesville.
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