OTTAWA – There was a flurry of candidates filing for area school boards shortly before the noon filing deadline today. Before the deadline, seven people had filed for the four open seats on the Ottawa school board. Helen Hood and David White are the most recent candidates to file. They’ll join five other candidates who have already filed – David Mason and Rick welton and incumbents Dennis George, Brian Kane and Susan Ward. Other school board races that have popped up this morning – Position 2 in Central Heights now has three candidates: Keith Brock, Judy Hamblin and Lori Thompson. There’s also a race for position at Wellsville. Kevin Jones is challenging incumbent Fred Schnoke.
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m.