Special filing period set for unfilled public offices

Several local offices up for election with no one running have necessitated a special filing period.

The special filing period has been set in Okanogan and Grant counties for Aug. 21-23.

A four-year position for a Coulee Dam Town Council member is open, as is a four-year term on the Elmer City Council.

But in Nespelem, no one has filed for a two-year mayoral term or for five council positions —thr...