Coal City Unit 1 school district adds three new members in Tuesday election

The facade of the Coal City Administrative Center.

Coal City Unit 1 School Board will have three new members, according to the unofficial election results from Tuesday, after Ryan VanDuyne, Matt Melvin and Mindy Rampa received the most votes.

VanDuyne led all candidates with 800 votes, with Melvin receiving 736 and Rampa receiving 554. Current Board Vice President Shawn Hamilton received 510 votes, and lost his position on the board. Shannon Baer also received 375 votes.

Michael Urbanec

Michael Urbanec

Michael Urbanec covers Grundy County and the City of Morris, Coal City, Minooka, and more for the Morris Herald-News