CENTRALIA — The Centralia Township Board Tuesday night appointed the wife of late Township Supervisor Mike Young to finish her husband’s term.

Debbie Young will have the complete rights and authority of her late husband until the 2021 Township Election, which would have been the end of his current term.

Mike Young passed away unexpectedly in April. According to Marion County Clerk Steve Fox, the Township Board had 60 days to name his replacement, which had to be of the same political party as Mike, who was a Democrat.