Candidates for the following races have been invited to attend the LWV Kent's Primary/Special Election FACE2FACE forum on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.:

Kent City Council: Six candidates have filed for the three vacated Kent City Council at-large seats. The candidates are Cecil Anderson, Derek Salustro, Michael L. Thrasher, Benjamin Tipton, Tracy Wallach and Sarah Elizabeth Welsey.

Portage County Municipal Court: Candidates are Wesley Buchanan and Melissa Roubic.

Kent Mayor: The candidate is Jack E. Amrhein.

The event will take place in Pierson Hall at the United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St., Kent.