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County residents continue to file their candidacies for public office and a place on the May 2 primary election ballot.
The deadline to file is noon Friday.
As of Friday, Trilla Gearhart, Akron, added her name as a township trustee in Franklin Township and Fred A. Slabaugh, Nappanee, is running for the same office in Scott Township. Both candidates are Democrats.
Unless otherwise indicated, the following candidates are Republican:
New candidates for township advisory board positions are: Jefferson - Dee Ann Beer, Nappanee; Jackson - Chad Michael, Claypool, and Tom Brainard, North Manchester; Lake - Kathleen A. Lokotar, Silver Lake; Monroe - Thomas L. Parker and Donald L. Ellison, both of Warsaw; Plain - Craig Charlton, Leesburg; Prairie - Gordon R. Drake, Warsaw; Scott - Democrats Tom Besson, Merlin E. Yoder, and Paul E. Parks, all of Nappanee; and Washington - John B. Camden II, Pierceton.
Filing as precinct committeemen are: Larry W. Kinsey, North Webster for TI1; Deborah A. Wiggins, Warsaw, for 3-2; and Robert J. Beer, Milford, VB2.
New filings for the Tippecanoe Valley School Board include Rod Eaton, Rochester, for District 5 and Mark Wise, Claypool, for District 3. Party affiliations are not indicated for school board races.
