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Two City Commission seats are up for election Tuesday in Bartow. Heres a look at the candidates.

Kailasa is the creation of a scam artist and fugitive from India. About 30 cities have been duped into offering innocuous letters of support.

Polk County releases qualified candidates for municipal election

Polk County’s six legislators sat on a stage at the Polk State College Center for Public Safety in Winter Haven late last week for a listening session.

The election, which will take place April 4, is for seats 4 and 5 on the commission. The qualifying period is Feb. 6-10.

Aside from a couple thousand homes that lost power Thursday, Tropical Storm Nicole brought little of the damage and flooding of Hurricane Ian.

The National Weather Service forecast predicted two to four inches of rain for most of Central Florida, with up to six inches possible in some places.

Much of Peace River Village, a mobile home park about 200 yards east of the river in Bartow, remained flooded Monday.

About 3,100 homes in Polk still had no power Monday, and frustrated residents were demanding answers.

Assure Infusions is building a state-of-the-art, semi-automated facility in Bartow that will manufacture up to 30 million sterile IV bags annually.