Deadlines for the caucuses in Warsaw, Silver Lake and Mentone are fast approaching.
Four people have filed for the Warsaw City Council District 5 seat as of press time this morning, and filing ends Sunday.
Candidates for the city council seat include Bruce Woodward, Carl Sowers, Diane Ramsbey Quance and Sean Boylan.
The caucus is to fill the city council seat that will be vacated by Dan Hampton Dec. 31. Hampton was elected prosecuting attorney in the Nov. 2 election, and his duties begin Jan. 1.
A caucus for the District 5 seat will be Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. at city hall. Precinct committee members Warren Tatter, Josh Spangle, Christy Polk and Jeremiah Heierman will select the person to fill the seat.
The deadline to file for the city council seat with Randy Girod, Kosciusko County GOP chairman, is Sunday at 7 p.m.
Declaration of candidacy forms are available at the Kosciusko County Clerk's office, 121 N. Lake St.
Woodward is president of Woodward Realty, has served on Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals since 1998, and currently serves on Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission.
Sowers is a production worker for Akzo Nobel, formerly Rohm and Haas, and has been in productions for 25 years.
Boylan has served on Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals since June, and serves as president of Square Tech Communications Inc., a consulting firm responsible for developing, zoning and constructing cellular towers.
Quance is currently a guidance counselor at Warsaw Community High School. She also is a Tri-Kappa member and current vice president of Pike Lake Conservation Association.
In other caucus news, Silver Lake Town Council will hold a caucus Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at town hall. The deadline to file for the Silver Lake seat is Saturday at 7 p.m.
Candidates who have filed for the Silver Lake seat include Gary Kneller and Stanley Williams.
The Silver Lake caucus is to fill the seat that has been vacated by Ron Jones, who resigned.
A caucus also has been scheduled for Mentone to fill the seat that has been vacated by board member Jack Simpson, who resigned.
The caucus in Mentone is Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. at the town hall. As of today, no one has filed for the Mentone seat.
The deadline to file for the Mentone council seat is Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.
