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In unofficial results, two Alsea School Board members get recalled by voters

Alsea School Board Chair Ron Koetz (pictured) and Vice Chair Jeff Davis were targets of a recall election this week that appears to have been successful.
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Alsea School Board Chair Ron Koetz (pictured) and Vice Chair Jeff Davis were targets of a recall election this week that appears to have been successful.

Two members of the Alsea School Board faced a recall election this week. According to unofficial results, it appears to be a success.

The recall targets Alsea School Board Chair Ron Koetz and Vice Chair Jeff Davis. Max Hildenbrand petitioned for the recall. In his statement, he says Koetz and Davis, “failed to represent the public interest” by approving a resolution in January that made masking indoors optional, despite the state mandate. It said the decision“placed the children, teachers, staff and community at risk of catching Covid-19.” Then-Superintendent Marc Thielman, who has since resigned to run for governor, had initiated the resolution. In the unofficial results, both recalls appear to be passing. But the Benton County Clerk says the votes won’t be certified until April 25th.

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Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.