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Voters elect Evans, Baker and Baribeau
Low voter turnout in EscanabaBy Jenny Lancour
ESCANABA - Two incumbents and one new member were elected to Escanaba City Council with just under 15 percent of the city's registered voters casting ballots for Tuesday's election.
Incumbents Leo Evans and Patricia Baribeau and challenger Walter "Pete" Baker will be sworn into office during council's re-organizational meeting Monday.
They were the top three vote-getters for the three four-year terms open on council, according to election results which will be officially verified by the board of canvassers Wednesday.
Challenger Ronald Beauchamp and incumbent Tom Warstler came in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Read more in Wednesday's Daily Press.




