Blake Jones takes council seat

In the end, voters chose Blake Jones by a comfortable margin to fill a seat on the Eldora city council.

The decision writes the last word in a town council election cycle which effectively began early last fall.

Jones will be sworn within a matter of days.

He works for the Hardin County Secondary Roads department.

The election story, which includes the vote last November, made for a big turnover on the council. Subsequent events included the resignation of one member to take the position of city manager, the abortive appointment of an unsuccessful runner-up candidate to fill that open post, and finally a petition drive which brought about Tuesday’s vote and more change.

If letters to the editor and other public posts were any indication, the special election didn’t always stay friendly competition.

Read the full story in Friday's Index