Candidates seeking to fill open council positions in Aprl 1 elections in Burns, Hillsboro, and Marion have until noon Jan. 26 to file.

As of Monday, the only person to file was John Wheeler of Marion.

Incumbents in Marion are Jerry Dieter, who has announced he will not seek re-election, and Melissa Mermis, who was appointed to fill an unexpired term when Todd Heitschmidt became mayor.