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(Photo: Mickey Shuey/Palladium-Item) RICHMOND, Ind. The former two-term Wayne County sheriff filed his paperwork Thursday to run for the Republican nomination for the District 4 seat on Richmond Common Council. Cappa said he had been asked about whether he would be interested in running in this year's city election and decided his time of service wasn't quite done yet. "I felt like I still wanted to give back to the community." Cappa's time as sheriff ended Jan. 1 when the last of his state-law-limited two terms ran out, and Randy Retter took over the office. Cappa will begin work Jan. 21 as a manager for security at Reid Health. Also filing Thursday for the Richmond election was the incumbent councilman for District 5, Jeff Locke. The Democrat is seeking a second term on Common Council. I look forward to serving the 5th District for another four years as we continue to make Richmond THE place to live, work and play," he said in a statement. Elsewhere in the county, clerk-treasurer and town council seats in Cambridge City, Centerville, Dublin and Milton also will be up for grabs.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A popular former Israeli military chief jumped into the political fray Thursday, announcing he would run for office in the upcoming election and instantly injecting a potent challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lengthy rule. Retired Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz has been polling favorably in recent weeks, emerging as a fresh, exciting face in Israel's staid political landscape. By officially registering his new party, "Israel Resilience," Gantz shakes up a snap three-month election campaign that has been widely seen as Netanyahu's to lose. Gantz has yet to comment publicly on the new party. Israel's attorney general is now weighing whether to file criminal charges. Early opinion polls indicate that Gantz would take away votes from all the major parties and may not tip the scales away from Netanyahu just yet. Gantz, 59, was a paratrooper who rose up the ranks to head special operations units and other various commands before serving as military attache to the United States and ultimately becoming Israel's 20th military chief between 2011-2015. Despite his impressive pedigree, Gantz remains a political unknown, which explains part of his appeal in such a highly partisan climate. To finally topple Netanyahu, Gantz will likely have to team up with a combination of Lapid, Kahlon, the venerable Labor Party and others. Opposition leader Tzipi Livni has called on the various candidates to "put their egos aside" and unite against Netanyahu.