City Council Primary races to be decided

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

The ballot for the May 2 Primary Election and the Nov. 7 General Election had some major changes in the closing days of filing.

Filing ended at noon Friday, Feb. 3, for the May Primary.

Wabash will be the only municipality in Wabash County with primary races. The city has three, all on the Republican ticket.

In the Wabash City Council’s Second District, Heather L. AllenHoover and Eric Schoening will square off for the party’s nomination.

A three-way race was averted when Republican incumbent David W. Monroe withdrew his candidacy on Friday.

Allen-Hoover had originally been listed as a candidate for the Third District council seat, but is now listed for the Second District post.

Wabash County Clerk Lori Draper said Allen-Hoover was mistakenly listed in the Third District because the City of Wabash redistricted its council districts and the clerk’s office doesn’t have an accurate map yet.

“It was determined we had told her the wrong district and she came in and changed it once we had it figured out,” Draper told The Paper of Wabash County.

“We have verified all of the candidates are correct with our county GIS now.”

In another race, City Council incumbent Susan Bonfitto and

Charles Coyne both filed in the closing days, setting up a three-way race for the Republican nomination. Tim Nelson had previously filed for the position.

The winner in the primary will face Democrat Chad M. Harris for the position in the November election.

One other council race will be decided in the May Primary.

Republicans Mitzi Pilgrim and Matt Stone are both seeking the Council’s Fifth District seat.

Wabash, as it stands now, is also the only municipality to have races decided in the November election, with three different races.

Democrat-incumbent Wendy Frazier is facing Republican Melanie Penn for the clerk-treasurer’s position.

Komets to host Community Night

Grow Wabash County and the Fort Wayne Komets invite the Wabash County community to be the MVPs at the Fort Wayne Komets game on Friday, March 24 for Wabash County Night.

As one of the Komets’ dedicated “community nights,” hockey fans are encouraged to show up and celebrate not only the Komets as they take on the Rapid City Rush, but Wabash County and all of the great things happening in the community.

Local leaders will join the players and Grow Wabash County on the ice for the ceremonial puck drop to kick-off

Comic to perform at Eagles

Honeywell Arts and Entertainment will welcome Jon Reep to the Eagles Theatre stage Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at honeywellarts.org, by calling 260-5631102 or at the Honeywell Box Office.

As an actor, he just wrapped a role in the Netflix Series “One Mississisppi,” and guest starred in an episode of “Black-ish.” the game. There will also be ample opportunity throughout the night for Wabash County to be in the spotlight with various games and events that make the Komets games such a fun night out for everyone. Game time is 8 p.m.

In addition to being in the spotlight during the game, Wabash County businesses and community members can get into the game for a reduced price. While supplies last, tickets can be bought for $17 or $22 per ticket at www.fevo.me/wabashnight4 or by contacting Mitch Meinholz at mitch@komets.com or by calling 260-482-6812.

In the Council’s Third District, Republican-incumbent Terry Brewer Jr. will face Michael “Mike” Barnett, a Democrat who filed Feb. 2.

The aforementioned race for the council’s Fourth District seat also will be decided.

No one filed candidacy for the Roann Town Council seat.

“If no one runs for an office, the person currently serving in the posi-

Reep’s contemporary country point of view has won over legions of fans! As a stand-up, he built a following through his comedy specials and winning appearance on “Last Comic Standing.”

He’s also appeared in “Eastbound and Down” and feature film “Into the Storm” but may be best known as Raymus the farmer from “Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay”, or as the Hemi Guy from Dodge’s popular ad campaign. This show may be for mature audiences.