A missing Spring Hill city councilman is forcing the small Johnson County town to confront its controversial mayoral election without saying a word. Councilman Steve Owen walked out of the city’s Jan. 10 meeting to protest the appointment of new Mayor Joe Berkey and he hasn’t returned to the dais since — avoiding three special meetings and single-handedly halting the council’s ability to appoint new members to its two vacant seats. Berkey was appointed to fill the mayor’s seat left empty by the abrupt resignation of Tyler Graves, a sitting councilman who won the race for mayor in November but shocked the town by announcing days later that he would vacate both his council seat and the mayor’s job as his family moved out of state.
Source: Joco 913 News
