The Beat: Thornhill and Hoppe victorious in City Council race

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 9:51 p.m. CDT

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BY Sean Powers

The votes are in for the City Council race, and Columbia residents have elected some new — and some familiar — faces to leadership positions. Columbia Missourian reporters Pat Sweet and Andrew Van Dam talk about Tuesday’s results.

 

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  • Jason Thornhill, left, is sworn in to his first term as representative of the Second Ward in the City Council by City Clerk Sheela Amin during the meeting at the Daniel Boone City Building.
  • Newly elected City Council member for the Second Ward, Jason Thornhill, center, chats with Ted Curtis, left, from the Division of Public Works, and City Manager Bill Watkins during a reception after Thornhill was sworn in to his first term.
  • Mayor Darwin Hindman, left, watches Barbara Hoppe, center, be sworn in for her second term as the Sixth Ward councilwoman by City Clerk Sheela Amin.
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