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Filing for small town elections ended Thursday.
In Kosciusko County, only the larger towns/cities of Warsaw, Winona Lake and Syracuse held a primary in May.
Each town listed below will have a clerk-treasurer and three town council positions.
Those who have filed for the November election include:
Claypool
TOWN CLERK
• Patrica Warner, West Section Street, Libertarian, incumbent
• Charlotte Lindley, West Section Street, Democrat
TOWN COUNCIL
• Elizabeth Heiman, South Main Street, Democrat, Claypool-Middle District, incumbent
• Niki L. Miller, North Hickory Street, Democrat, Claypool-North District, incumbent
• Eugene Warner, Warner Street, Republican, incumbent
• Benny R. Stage Jr., North Lindsay Street, Republican
Etna Green
TOWN CLERK
• Amanda C. “Mandy” Ewing, North Walnut Street, Etna Green, Democrat
• Patricia K. Cook, East High Street, Republican, incumbent
TOWN COUNCIL
• Christopher G. Carter, West Railroad Street, Republican
• Keith Claassen, East Pleasant Street, Republican, incumbent
• Beverly A. Carter, West Railroad Street, Republican
• Aaron Bakian, East State Street, Republican
• Susan Klinefelter, East Spring Street, Republican
• Kevin Smith II, West Railroad Street, Republican, incumbent
• Cory D. Ellinger, East State Street, Republican, incumbent
• Jason W. Hanes, West Railroad Street, Republican
Leesburg
TOWN CLERK
• Greg Anderson, Plum Street, Republican
• Michael Searfoss, East Prairie Street, Democrat, incumbent
TOWN COUNCIL
• E. Douglas Jones, West Prairie Street, Republican, incumbent
• Thomas D. Moore, Yvonna Street, Republican, incumbent
• Christina L. Archer, West Prairie Street, Republican, incumbent
Mentone
TOWN CLERK
• Janick “Nicki” Norris, West Main Street, Republican
• Tammy J. Stoneburner, West Main Street, Republican
TOWN COUNCIL
• Jill L. Gross, Yale Street, Republican, incumbent
• Shelly Krueger, North Tucker Street, Republican, incumbent
• Timothy Croy, no street address listed, Democrat, incumbent
North Webster
TOWN CLERK
• Alice Luce, South Main Street, Democrat, incumbent
TOWN COUNCIL
• Dan Thystrup, Mill Street, Republican, incumbent
• Lisa Strombeck, Mary LaFern, Republican, incumbent
• David Waliczek, East Himes Street, Republican, incumbent
Pierceton
TOWN CLERK
• Myra L. Mast, West Catholic Street, Republican
• Brian H. Hartman, South Maple Street, Libertarian
• Pamela Baker, West Tulip Street, Republican
• Jerry F. Kreger, North First Street, Republican, incumbent
TOWN COUNCIL
• Matthew W. Brubaker, East Elm Street, Republican, incumbent
• Thomas “Tom” Barker, West Wayne Street, Republican, incumbent
• Armando Mandy Espinoza, West Elm Street, Democrat, incumbent
Silver Lake
TOWN CLERK
• Tonya Conley, North Jefferson Street, Republican, incumbent
TOWN COUNCIL
• Chad Miner, North Jefferson Street, Republican, incumbent
• Hugh Murfin, North Jefferson Street, Republican
• Jerry N. Wagner, North Edgewater Street, Republican
• Phillip Shalley, East Sycamore Street, Republican, incumbent
• Nichole R. Taylor, North Jefferson Street, Republican
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May primary election winners were:
Syracuse
REPUBLICANS
• Clerk-treasurer, Paula E. Kehr-Wicker; council district 3, Tom Hoover; council district 4, Larry Martindale; council district 5, Bill Musser.
DEMOCRATS
• Clerk-treasurer, Tim Yeager.
Warsaw
DEMOCRATS
• Council district 1, Sara McNeal Strahan-Lenfestey; council district 3, Roxanne Coffelt; council district 5, Jack Brunetto.
REPUBLICANS
• Mayor, Joe Thallemer; clerk-treasurer, Lynne A. Christiansen; council at large, Cindy A. Dobbins and Jack Wilhite; council district 1, Jeff Grose; council district 2, Josh Finch; council district 3, Michael Klondaris; council district 4, Jerry Frush; council district 5, Diane Quance.
* Chris Plack filed after the May primary to run as an Independent for the council district 3 seat.
Winona Lake
REPUBLICANS
• Clerk-treasurer, Kent Adams; council district 1, Jim Zachary; council district 2, Denny Duncan; council district 4, Heather James.
