Filings for local offices for such things as city councils and school boards, have been coming in slowly around Faribault County.

The filing period for local offices opened on Tuesday, July 30, and will close this coming Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 5 p.m.

People who are interested in signing up to serve on the boards or councils and to have their names placed on the General Election Ballot set for Nov. 5, can do so at their local city hall or school district office.

There are several seats on all of the governmental bodies that are open.

In Blue Earth, for instance, the terms of mayor Rick Scholtes and council members John Huisman, Stephanie Walters and Mike McNerney are up.

As of Wednesday of this past week, Scholtes had filed for mayor and Walters and Huisman had filed for council.

In Wells, the positions of mayor David Braun and council members Brenda Weber and Nancy Kruger are the ones that are open. Braun has filed for mayor and Kruger for council.

Winnebago mayor Jean Anderson and council members Chris Anderson and Tony O’Donnell have their terms up. Only Chris Anderson had filed as of last Wednesday.

There are three members of the Blue Earth Area and United South Central school boards who have terms that are up and the positions will be on the ballot.

At USC those school board members are Mike Schrader, Brad Heggen and Chris Lutteke. Schrader and Lutteke have filed.

At BEA those members are Lindsey Mensing, Jeff Eckles and Ted Armon. Only Armon had filed as of last Wednesday.

Most of the other towns in Faribault County have the mayor position and at least two council seats open.

Bricelyn information was not available last week, but the mayor’s seat, held by John Goette and the council positions of William Heggen and Wes Annabel are open.

In Easton, the terms of mayor Barb Stiernagle and council members Jon Rath and Tony Stevermer are the ones that will be open. The Register incorrectly listed the council seat of Elijah Lippert being open in last week’s story.

In Delavan the positions currently held by mayor Dan Haugh and city council members Dave Gayden, Max Abdo, (both 4-year terms), and Chris Kruse (2-year term) are open.

Minnesota Lake mayor Jeff Ramsley and council members Edie More and Rob Stencel are the open positions.

Kiester mayor Hope Bauman and council members Kent Grobe and Brandon Hagenson have their terms up and the positions are open for filing.

In Elmore, the position of mayor Clara Vereide and council positions of Elton Rhoda and Sue Dickson (4-year terms) and Betty Myhrom (2-year term) are all open.

So far, Dickson and Myhrom have filed for council seats, and Michael Schutta and Zachary Dahl have filed for mayor. Incumbent mayor Vereide has indicated she will not be filing.

There may have also been filings in some of the other cities and a full list of who has, and incumbents who have not, filed for offices will be included in the next week’s edition of the Faribault County Register.