August 30, 204 3:30 a.m.

Roseburg City Council races will see competition in November after a large field of candidates have qualified to run.

A city release said two candidates had qualified to run in all of the city’s four wards when the candidate filing period closed on Tuesday of this week. Each city ward has one seat up for a vote in the November 5th General Election.

Roseburg Mayor Larry Rich qualified with enough voter signatures. Rich will run unopposed.

Opponents will face three current city councilors. A fourth, Patrice Sipos, is not running for re-election.

Those qualified to run will be:

*Ward 1: Incumbent Councilor David Mohr and challenger Katie Williams. Williams is the owner of Stinky Dog Grooming.

*Ward 2: Current Councilor Andrea Zielinski and Steve Hammerson, a current Roseburg School Board member.

*Ward 3: Councilor Tom Michalek and adventure elopement photographer Sam Starns.

*Ward 4: Glide Elementary School teacher Blake Meacham and business owner Zack Weiss.

City candidates will have a chance to submit candidate statements that will be included in a voter’s pamphlet posted online in October, so voters can learn more about each candidate. Candidates have until Friday, August 30th, to withdraw.