Local slate for November 7 election set

September 22, 2017

Barring last-minute write-ins, two people are running for a two-year seat on the Bonners Ferry City Council and two incumbents in four-year positions are unopposed, and in Moyie Springs, five people are running for two city council seats and the mayor is running unopposed. The filing deadline for candidates to appear on the November 7 election ended September 8, and the deadline for write-in candidates to file is Saturday. In Bonners Ferry, incumbent city councilman Ken Toline will face off against Valerie Thompson for the two year position. For the four year slots, incumbents Adam Arthur and Ron Smith are running unopposed. In Moyie Springs, Mayor Chad Farrens is running opposed. Running for city council are incumbent Stephen Economu, Aaron D. Hegge, Geoff Hollenbeck, Rosanne Smith and Doug Reoch.