Election filing under way this week

The election season is heating up in Stevens County, with several candidates lining up in contested races.
Election filing for 101 positions opened Monday and will close Friday.
Contested races already include one Chewelah City Council seat and school boards in Chewelah, Nine Mile Falls, Northport and Springdale.
As of noon today, here are the filings reported by county elections officials:

Chewelah
Council Position No. 4 — John May nad Danny Heydorn
Council Position No. 5 — Carra Nupp
Council At-Large Position — Candice Capoeman

Chewelah School Board
Director Position No. 2 — Sean Peterson
Director Position No. 5 — Warren Stewart and Theolene “T.O.” Bakken

Colville
Mayor — Lou Janke
Ward No. 3, Council Seat No. 2 — Andrea Thompson

Colville School Board
Director Position No. 1 — Sid Green
Director Position No. 2 — Sarah L. Newman
Director Position No. 3 — Alex Panagotacos

Columbia School District
Director Position No. 2 — Rhonda Hughes
Director Position No. 5/At-Large — Lee Dale

Deer Park School District
Director Position No. 4 — Carri Breckner
Director At-Large — Eric J. Keller

Evergreen School District
Director Position No. 5 — Michael Collier

Kettle Falls
Council Seat No. 5 — Michael Weatherman

Kettle Falls School Boad
District No. 3 Director — Matthew Langrehr
District No. 4/At-Large Director — Thomas “Chip” Johnson

Loon Lake School Board
Director Position No. 1 — Joline Dixon
Director Position No. 4 — Fred Brown

Loon Lake Sewer District
Commissioner Position No. 3 — Joan E. Easley

Marcus
Council Seat No. 2 — Sharon “Shari” DePaulo and Janet Worden

Mary Walker School District
District No. 2 Director — April Steinbach and Jeannette Hallgarth
District No. 3 Director — Amy Roy
District No. 4 Director — John Everly
District No. 5 Director — Lenett James

Nine Mile Falls/Lake Spokane Park and Recreation District
Commissioner Position No. 2 — Jan Jenne

Nine Mile Falls School Board
Director Position No. 1 — Mac Mikkelsen
Director Position No. 2 — Kirsten Foose and Mary McAdam
Director Position No. 3 — Bill McBride

Northport
Mayor — Karene Balcom
Council Position No. 2 — Donna Godes
Council Position No. 4 — Seth Straayer

Northport School Board
District No. 1 Director — Eric Berg
District No. 2 Director — W. Mark Smith
Disrict No. 3 Director — Jayson Stachofsky and Jim Hanson

Onion Creek School Board
Director Position No. 4 — Joel Anderson
Director Position No. 5 — Melody Roy

Springdale
Council Position No. 3 — Elisanne McCutchen
Council Position No. 4 — Harold Love
Council Position No. 5 _ Royce M. Lynch

Stevens County Fire District No. 1
Commissioner Position No. 3 — Gregory Meyer

Stevens County Fire District No. 2
Commissioner Position No. 2 — Martin Schluter

Stevens County Fire District No. 3
Commissioner Position No. 1 — Darrel Webley

Stevens County Fire District No. 6
Commissioner Position No. 1 — Dale Chambers

Stevens County Fire District No. 8
Commissioner Position No. 1 — Dale McNitt

Stevens County Fire District No. 10
Commissioner Position No. 2 — Rebecca Johnson

Stevens County Fire District No. 13
Commissioner Position No. 1 — Mark A. Sprague

Valley School Board
Director Position No. 2 — Paul Voelker
Director Position No. 5 — Nancy J. Cocroft

Wellpinit School Board
Director Position No. 3 — Bobbi Williams
Director Position No. 4 — Mike Seyler