By Tim Ashley
InkFree News

SYRACUSE — The noon Friday, Aug. 21, deadline to file as a candidate for the Wawasee School Board has passed and incumbents Don Bokhart and Mike Wilson will run unopposed. No one else filed as a candidate according to the Kosciusko County Clerk’s Office.

Bokhart and Wilson hold the two-at large seats on the school board. Bokhart, who lives in District 2 (Turkey Creek Township), has served on the board since August 2016. Wilson lives in District 1 (Tippecanoe Township) and has served on the board since 2006.

Bokhart was appointed to the board to replace the resigning George Gilbert. Bokhart was then reelected in November that same year.

Wilson was first elected in 2006 and then defeated by Rob Fisher in the 2010 election for the District 1 seat. But Wilson came back on the board to replace Dallas Winchester, who had passed away in 2010. Wilson was then reelected in 2012 and 2016.