David Nails declares

Colfax Councilman David Nails has declared himself as a write-in candidate for Colfax Mayor. Nails told the Gazette Tuesday he decided to run a write-in campaign after one of his friends declared he was going to write his name down on the ballot. That led to several other residents calling and urging him to run as a write-in candidate.

Nails, 44, is operations manager at the Whitman County landfill. He was on vacation last week, and when he returned the suggestion picked up its own momentum.

“There are a lot of good issues for the city to face, and I don’t see why I shouldn’t run for it,” Nail...