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Clearfield County voters will elect a new judge for the county’s Court of Common Pleas in the Nov. 4 general municipal election.

Fredric Ammerman, the county’s president judge, announced in January he would retire at the end of 2025, according to The Progress. He served 31 years on the bench. The county’s other judge, Paul Cherry, will become president judge next year.

Two candidates, Democrat Josh Maines and Republican Ryan P. Sayers,

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