A fourth candidate has filed for the two-year unexpired term on the Centralia City Council that will be up for election in April. Richard Neikes, who owns Colden Brewery in downtown Centralia, joins Patrick ‘Pat’ Ashby, Douglas Dunahee, and Julius Flagg in the race.
Centralia will also elect a new mayor and two four-year councilmen. So far Councilman Barri Allen, Dave Agee, and Joshua Qualls have filed to replace Bryan Kuder as mayor.
So far five candidates have filed for the two four-year council seats. They are Mike Reed, Debbie Smith, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hennigar, Ricky Garrett and Judith Meeks-Hakim.
Petition filing continues through five next Monday afternoon.
