Ferdinand resident Don Farina Sr. has filed as an Independent for the District 1 seat on the Ferdinand Town Council Farina will be facing Democratic incumbent Ken Sicard. Sicard serves as town council president. Farina explained he was running for council in the upcoming election because he has been approached by citizens to to run…
Attorney Brittany Brockman has been selected by the Republican Party to be a candidate for Jasper City Council, District 4, filling a ballot vacancy from the recent Primary Election. She joins Nancy Eckerle, Dean Vonderheide, John Bell and Kevin Manley on the November 5th General Election ballot. Brittany Brockman is the owner of a business…
Tim Wehr announced his intentions to run the At-Large seat on the Huntingburg Common Council as an Independent nomination. Wehr currently serves as a volunteer board member for several non-profit organizations including the Huntingburg Girls Softball League, Friends of Raiders Softball and the Huntingburg Citizens Advisory Group. He was also instrumental in the success of…
Dean Vonderheide has been selected by the Republican Party to be a candidate for an At-Large seat on the Jasper City Council, filling a ballot vacancy from the recent Primary Election. He joins Nancy Eckerle, John Bell, and Kevin Manley on the Republican ticket for Jasper City Council. Dean Vonderheide, 61, and his wife Ellen, live…
Jeff Bounds announced his intentions to run as the Republican candidate to represent Huntingburg Precinct 2 in the upcoming May 5th primary election. Bounds is involved in several governmental positions, currently serving as a Patoka Township Advisory Board member and also appointed by the mayor to serve on the City of Huntingburg’s Economic Development Commission….
Jasper — Adam Auffart has filed as the Democratic candidate for the 3rd District seat on the Jasper Common Council. Auffart, 37, is the son of Joseph and Lyra Auffart of Jasper. He and his wife, Nina, live on Emily St. and are new parents to a 5-month-old daughter, Lillian. “As a new parent I want nothing…
Vickie Lewis has filed to be a candidate for the Huntingburg Common Council-at-Large seat subject to the May Republican Primary. Lewis, 44, cited her membership on the Huntingburg Stellar Committee as a motivating factor in her candidacy. “I am passionate about the city I call home and excited about the progress that will occur in…
Wayne Schuetter filed as the Democratic candidate for the mayor of Jasper today. He made the announcement at the Jasper Train Depot in the presence of members of family, friends, and fellow Democrats. “For several months, and actually over the past few years, I have received encouragement from many Jasper citizens of all political persuasions and…
John C. Bell is seeking the Republican nomination for the Jasper Common Council of District 3. Bell, 49, grew up in Jasper all his life. After graduating from Purdue University, he eventually made his way back to Jasper and worked at Kimball International for seven years, mostly serving as the Quality Assurance Manager and acting as…
Alex Blackgrove is running for second term to represent District 2 on the Huntingburg Common Council. Blackgrove, 42, is a Republican. According to Blackgrove, he is proud to have represented District 2 over the last three years and hopes to be able to continue representing District 2 in the future. Since he has taken office…
