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Today was the deadline for school board candidates to file to run in the November election.

In the Vincennes School Corporation, five candidates are running for three At-Large seats.

Those candidates include the incumbents, Barb Toole, Karla Smith and Aaron Bauer.

The others who are running are McKenzie Young and Kolby Kerzan.

Voters will choose three out of the five.

At South Knox there is only one contested race as current board president Michael Edwards is challenged by John Carnahan in the Palmyra Township district.

Other candidates are unopposed and they are incumbent Alicia Bunny Houchin in Harrison Township, and Jason Ellerman in Johnson Township.   Ellerman will take the seat now held by Gary Holscher who is not seeking re-election.

In the North Knox School Corporation no current or new candidates filed to run.

Knox County Clerk David Shelton says a holdover provision in the Indiana Constitution allows for current board members  Kate Hammelman and V-Max Nickless to be held over for the next four year term.