Glenn County will get 3 new supervisors

WILLOWS >> Voters will have a chance to select three new Glenn County supervisors on March 3.

The three current county supervisors whose seats are up for election are not on the ballot.

Three people are running to be supervisor for the District 1: Orland police officer and farmer Grant Carmon, business owner Bill Irvin and ranch manager Richard F. Olney. District 1 contains most of Orland and the area up to the GlennTehama county line. The winner will replace John Viegas.

Marlene Silveira, a farmer, and construction worker and farmer, Thomas Arnold, are running for District 3 Supervisor. The district covers the north part of Willows and a large swath of land to the west of Interstate 5. The winner will take Vince Minto’s seat.

Ken Hahn and write-in candidate, Gee Singh, are running for supervisor for the District 5. The 5th district covers the area west of Orland and Willows. The winner will take the seat Leigh McDaniel currently occupies.

Incumbents Ray H. Gollnick and Deborah D. Fogarty will run unopposed for their seats on the Republican County Central Committee in Supervisorial

District 2.

Leland H. McCorkle will also run unopposed for the Republican County Central Committee in Supervisorial District 5, and Judge Alicia Ekland is running unopposed for Superior Court Judge in Department No. 2.

Unlike Butte County, which has moved to all mail-in ballots, Glenn County residents can vote by mail or at their local polling place. The election takes place March 3.