A flurry of filings in the runup to Thursday’s deadline means Allen Countians will have several decisions to make at the ballot box in November.
Most notably, eight candidates added their names to the list of hopefuls to those seeking four seats on the Humboldt-USD 258 Board of Education. Chelie Angleton, Josh Hart, Andrea Newman, Hiram Raby, Drake Tilman, Sandra Whitaker, Anthony Works and Josh Wrestler all filed by noon Thursday. They join Kevin Heisler and Cindy Jaro, who had filed previously.
The 10 candidates still did not rise to the level of necessitating an Aug. 1 primary vote, meaning voters will have their say in the Nov. 7 general election.
Elsewhere, former Iola City Councilman Gene Myrick added his name to the list of candidates seeking to represent Iola’s Third Ward in the southwest quadrant of town. He joins incumbent Kim Peterson and challenger Georgia Masterson.
Max Grundy is the only candidate to file for Ward 2, currently held by Carl Slaugh who is not running.
Rachel Blevins and Joe Roberts tossed their hats in the elective politics ring by filing for a seat on the Moran City Council. He joins a list with incumbent Jim Mueller and fellow challengers Darcy Burton and Joe Stotler. Voters will select two from the list.
Alana Cloutier joined the race for a seat on the Allen Community College Board of Trustees. She joins incumbents Gena Clounch and Vicki Curry and challenger Corey Schinstock. Voters will select three from that list.
In LaHarpe, incumbents Austin Lee and Danny Ware Jr. filed to keep their City Council seats. Also filing was challenger Angela Barker. The two LaHarpe and two Moran City Council seats are at-large, meaning any eligible voter living in their respective city has a say.
A full list of candidates follows:
Iola
Mayor — Steve French
Council Ward 1 — Paul Porter and Jon Wells
Council Ward 2 — Max Grundy
Council Ward 3 — Georgia Masterson, Gene Myrick and Kim Peterson
Council Ward 4 — Darcus Kottwitz and Joelle Shallah
