Mayor ends weeks of speculation by announcing bid for 2nd term

Huntington County Tab:

Mayor Steve Updike ended weeks of speculation by announcing on Tuesday, Feb. 18, that he intends to seek a second term in office.

Updike, a Republican, faces an already crowded field, with six people already on the Republican ticket for the May primary - but he says he's received "a lot of support" from people who want him to return to office.

And he says he wants to finish the job he started.
"I will run for mayor," Updike says. "I feel like I'm only half done."

"We've started to turn the city around," he adds, citing an upswing in businesses locating in the city and improvements to both the infrastructure and quality of life in the city. He wants to finish the job.....