Nominations are being accepted for the Jan. 25, 2016, public election of the University of Missouri Extension Council in Warren County, according to Council Chairperson Linda Buschman.Candidate recommendations may be made by contacting the Warren County Extension Center at 636-456-3444. Nominees will then be contacted to secure their permission before being placed on the ballot. Self-nominations are permitted.Nominations for the six open positions must be made prior to Dec. 7, 2015. Council seats representing the following townships will need to be filled: Camp Branch, Hickory Grove areas 1 and 2, Pinckney, Charrette and Elkhorn area 2“In Warren County, we are seeking people from all walks of life, who are interested in education and the progress of our community, to serve on the extension council,” said Chairperson Buschman “In order to have an active council in place we need good candidates to run.”Every county in Missouri has an extension council made up of elected (and appointed) members who represent the broad educational needs and backgrounds of people in that county. Council candidates must be at least 18 years old and reside in the township they represent. The University of Missouri Extension Council in Warren County meets on the fourth Monday of each month.Missouri state statutes create county extension councils to work with University of Missouri Extension. Council members assist in planning and carrying out extension programs in their county, providing local extension governance and representing the diversity of the county’s changing population.University of Missouri Extension offers educational programs addressing high-priority areas like agriculture, horticulture, nutrition and health, consumer and family economics, business and industry, community development and youth development (4-H).University of Missouri Extension