By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
WABASH COUNTY,IN Six school board seats – three each in the Manchester Community Schools and MSD of Wabash County districts – are up for election this fall.
Filing for the seats will begin July 27 in the office of the Clerk of the Wabash County Circuit Court’s Office located in the Judicial Annex building, 69 W. Hill St. The filing deadline is noon Thursday, Aug. 26.
In the Manchester district, the seats currently filled by Byron “Buddy” Brunn, Brady Burgess and Steve Flack up for election.
The three candidates whose seats are up for election from the Metro school district are John Gouveia, Troy Baer and Kevin Bowman.
Candidates must file nominating petitions with the clerk’s office. Manchester candidates must have at least 10 signatures on the petition, while Metro candidates must have at least 12 signatures. Manchester’s petitions can be signed by any registered voter living within the school district, while Metro’s petitions may be signed only by registered voters living within the district — Northeast, Northwest or South – that the candidate is running.
For more details on the filing process, see the July 20 issue of The Paper of Wabash County.