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A familiar face in Winamac political circles is the newest member of the town council. Longtime Clerk-Treasurer Judy Heater won the Monday, March 10 Republican Caucus to fill a vacant seat on the Winamac Town Council. James DeArmond resigned as the district 2 council member effective Feb. 14. Heater won unanimously on the first ballot. Pulaski Superior Court Judge Patrick Blankenship swore her into office the following day.