By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — A total of 78 people have filed candidacy paperwork for town, county and township positions ahead of the May primary in Kosciusko County.

The deadline for filing is noon Friday, Feb. 4.

Here are the candidates who have filed with the Kosciusko County clerk (as of Wednesday, Jan. 26):

Southern District Commissioner
Robert M. “Bob” Conley, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Donald K. Wiesehan, Jr., Mentone, Republican
Brian D. Pyle, Mentone, Republican
Elaine Kokenge, Warsaw, Republican

County Auditor
Rhonda J. Helser, Warsaw, Republican
Chasity Sandy, Warsaw, Republican

County Recorder
Deborah A. “Deb” Wright, Warsaw, Republican
Teena Pence, Warsaw, Republican

County Assessor
Gail Chapman, Warsaw, Republican

County Sheriff
Kyle P. Dukes, Milford, Republican, incumbent
James M. “Jim” Smith, Warsaw, Republican

County Council District 1
Kimberly Cates, Syracuse, Republican, incumbent

County Council District 2
Michael W. Long, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

County Council District 3
Scott Clay, Warsaw, Republican
Anthony W. “Tony” Ciriello, Winona Lake, Republican
Joshua Lozano, Warsaw, Republican

County Council District 4
David A. Wolkins, Warsaw, Republican

Milford Town Council
Kenneth L. Long, Milford, Republican, incumbent
Douglas Ruch, Milford, Republican, incumbent
Robert C. Cockburn, Milford, Republican, incumbent

Syracuse Town Council District Two
Paul Stoelting, Syracuse, Republican, incumbent

Syracuse Town Council
Larry Siegel, Syracuse, Republican, incumbent

Winona Lake Town Council District 5
Rick Swaim, Winona Lake, Republican, incumbent

Clay Township Trustee
Helen Brown, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Clay Township Board
Donald L. Morris, Claypool, Republican, incumbent
Daniel Willis, Claypool, Republican, incumbent
Dan Ransbottom, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Etna Township Trustee
Rita F. Anglin, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent

Etna Township Board
Joe R. Mooney, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent
Steven L. “Steve” Sechrist, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent

Franklin Township Trustee
Melanie Vanlaningham, Mentone, Republican

Harrison Township Trustee
Tracy L. Moyer, Atwood, Republican, incumbent

Harrison Township Board
Steve Sponseller, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
John E. Hart, Mentone, Republican, incumbent

Jackson Township Trustee
Gwendolyn L. Ostrom, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Jackson Township Board
Debbie L. Wilcoxson, Pierceton, Republican, incumbent
Cody Metzger, Claypool, Republican
Stanley Moore, North Manchester, Democrat

Jefferson Township Trustee
Beth Krull, Milford, Republican, incumbent

Jefferson Township Board
Robert L. Riley, Nappanee, Republican, incumbent
Lori Harman, Leesburg, Republican

Lake Township Trustee
Molly Bradford, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent

Lake Township Board
Kathleen Lokotar, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent
Wayne Spratt, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent
Ann Sibray, Silver Lake, Democrat, incumbent

Monroe Township Trustee
Jon Engelhaupt, Warsaw, Republican

Monroe Township Board
Sonya Hathaway, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Donald L. Ellison, Pierceton, Republican, incumbent

Plain Township Trustee
Tyler Huffer, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Craig Charlton, Leesburg, Republican

Plain Township Board
Robert W. Bishop, Leesburg, Republican, incumbent
Larry Kammerer, Leesburg, Republican, incumbent
Greg Anderson, Leesburg, Republican
Jamie B. Pass, Leesburg, Republican

Prairie Township Trustee
Julia A. Goon, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

Prairie Township Board
Connie Himes, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Lila Christner Thompson, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Gordon Drake, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

Scott Township Trustee
Richard Stutzman, Nappanee, Republican

Seward Township Trustee
Aime Hoffman, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Seward Township Board
Kevin Hohman, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent
Matt Smith, Akron, Republican, incumbent
Bruce Lankenau, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Tippecanoe Township Trustee
Christopher Francis, North Webster, Republican, incumbent

Tippecanoe Township Board
Edwin “Ed” Clayton, North Webster, Republican, incumbent
James M. (Jim) Rhodes, North Webster, Republican, incumbent
Mark Lawson, Leesburg, Republican

Van Buren Township Board
Shane Bucher, Milford, Republican, incumbent
Stephen F. Unruh, Milford, Republican, incumbent
Robert L. Beer, Milford, Republican, incumbent

Wayne Township Trustee
Jeanie Stackhouse, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

Wayne Township Board
Gordon Nash, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Joshua Spangle, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Gaynor Worden, Warsaw, Democrat
Lance Grubbs, Warsaw, Republican