Weise announces candidacy for commission seat

OTHELLO - A local man is running for the Adams County Commissioner Position No. 2 seat currently occupied by Roger Hartwig.

Hartwig is not seeking re-election.

A lifelong resident, Jay Weise, 60, moved to Othello in 1990, where he lives with his wife, Lois. He currently works as Adams County emergency management director.

Weise is running because, as a 30-year county employee, he has been watching how things are going and "we need some new ideas."

"We need to really be communicative within the the county organization; dealing with the other elected officials and department heads and getting go...