Huntwork returns to council vote

Thomas Huntwork returned to the Colfax City Council Tuesday night when he was appointed by a 3-2 vote of council members. Huntwork and Jeff Didier, both unsuccessful mayoral candidates last year, applied for the seat vacated by J.W Roberts at the start of the year.

Councilmen Don Henderson, Al Vorderbrueggen, and Jim Kackman voted for Huntwork, and Councilmen Steve Holberg and David Nails voted for Didier.

In a brief talk before the vote, Huntwork said he would have sought re-election to another term onthe council if he hadn’t decided to file for mayor before last year’s primary.

Didier, who l...