Winner of the Ward 1 seat Loren Dwyer, brought in 127 votes while his opponents Lance Bukowski and Danielle Chappell brought in 76 and 21 votes, respectively.
Robert Ogg surpassed his opponent Iris Parker and filled the Ward 2 seat by 142 to 81 votes.
Ogg, owner of Oggs Tire and Lube in Gore said he is ready to help the town get back on track.
“I feel like the people are tired of all the allegations and things that have been going on. I’m going to do what the people ask me to do. I’m going to get the town back on track and take care of the town’s business,” Ogg said.
The town of Webbers Falls has been embroiled in controversy during the last few months and the Muskogee County Election Board manned the polling place with three people from another town.
“We brought in an inspector, judge and election clerk from another community to work at Webbers Falls’ only polling place. We thought it would be wise if we had people that don’t have any vested interest in this election,” Ellen Thames, assistant secretary for Muskogee County Election Board, said
Thames said the workers came from a small community between Muskogee and Webbers Falls called Mclaine.
Webbers Falls has been operating with only three trustees on the five-trustee board since May after former Trustee Matt Myers resigned leaving Jewel Horne, Sonny Tipton and Dennis Burton at the minimum needed for a five-member board to conduct town business.
In June, Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Moore sent an investigator to look into the possible irregularities and misappropriations of the town’s funds and the trustees salaries.
Moore said the investigator will try to find where the proceeds of all grants went and sales tax money, all salaries and bonuses paid to the mayor and trustees and where money collected in traffic fines went.
“The investigation possibly uncovered over $300,000 of misappropriations of monies,” Moore said.
Ogg said in regards to the investigation, “I’m not going to focus my attention on the investigation. It’s all allegations right now. I’m not concerned about that right now.”
The district attorney has asked the state auditor to conduct an investigatory audit, including a review of the collection of money for fines, fees and utility services.
