Filings for county board close

Two incumbents and five newcomers have filed for positions on the Koochiching County Board.
Filings for the Koochiching County Commissioner District 3 position and District 5 position opened July 1 and closed Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Kallie Briggs, who now holds the District 3 position, and Mike Hanson, who holds the District 5 position, have filed for the commissioner positions.
Newcomers Paul Eklund, Sheila Johnson and Brian McBride have filed for the District 3 commissioner position.
Newcomers Louis Kurhais, Littlefork, and Louis Slapnicker, Big Falls, have filed for the District 5 commissioner position.
In the filings for the Soil and Water Conservation District Board, newcomer Wayne Meyers has filed for the District II position and incumbent Eldon Voigt Jr. has filed for the District III position.