Filing aheadfor fall elections

A variety of local election will be on the ballots this year, and with the advance of the primary election date to August, filing is much sooner.

Candidates will file June 4-8 at the Wahkiakum County Auditor's office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Positions on the ballot include:

--County commissioner, District 3, 3-year unexpired term; incumbent Independent Tom Doumit is seeking election. Filing fee is $359.80.

--Fire District 1, 6-year term, Wayne Holloway, incumbent. All fire district positions are Non-Partisan.

--Fire District 2, 6-year term, NP, Kent Martin incumbent.

--Fire District 3, 6-year term, NP, Lawrence Rose incumbent.

Fire District 4, 6-year term, NP, Larry Hendrickson incumbent.

Cemetery District 1, 6-year term, NP, Fred Stanley incumbent.

Cemetery District 2, 6-year term, Dennis Reid incumbent.

Port District 1, Position 1, 6-year term, NP, Charlie DeDolph incumbent.

Port District 2, Position 2, 6-year term, NP, Kyle Gribskov incumbent.

Skamokawa Water/Sewer District, Position 2, 2-year unexpired term, NP, Val Ross appointed March, 2007.

Skamokawa Water/Sewer District, Position 3, 6-year term, NP, Oliver van den Berghe incumbent.

Cathlamet Town Council, Position 1, 4-year term, NP, John Hannah incumbent.

Cathlamet Town Council, Position 2, 4-year term, NP, Walter Wright incumbent.

Cathlamet Town Council, Position 3, 4-year term, NP, David Goodroe incumbent.

Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors, Position 1, 4-year term, NP, Tina Schubert incumbent.

Wahkiakum School District Board of Directors, Position 2, 4-year term, NP, Todd Souvenir incumbent.

Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors, Position 1, 4-year term, NP, Steve Sultemeier incumbent.

Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors, Position 4-year term, NP, Arne Wirkkala incumbent.