With three open seats on the Orrick R-XI Reorganized School District Board and four residents vying for a spot, only three of the candidates will take a seat at the table. The candidates — incumbent Jeremy Greer, 42; Timothy O’Dell, 51; Aaron Pigg, 35; and Daniel Callaway, 42.

With only two open seats on the Wood Heights Board of Aldermen, voters will determine who will fill those vacant seats at the April 4 election. The three candidates vying for a spot on the board are Incumbent Kathy Hart, 55, David Stephens, 38, and Bernard Allen Jr.

to PRO High heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels. Maybe I’m not a 21st-century, Midwestern male version of Emily Dickinson after all.