afternoon, an attorney-friend of mine will file to run for one of those local offices." The incumbent prosecuting attorney is Dan Knight. The four incumbent Boone County Associate Circuit judges are Larry Bryson, Christine Carpenter, Leslie Schneider, and Deborah Daniels. And the seat of incumbent Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler is up for election this year. Check back in a couple of hours to find out if candidate "attorney-friend:" gets a name. 1. soon: not at this exact moment but in a short while "I'll be there presently." 2. at present time: now, or during the current period, especially if not at some other time ( some people object to this usage ) "Yes, he's presently engaged in a research job for the company." Thesaurus adverb Synonyms: soon, shortly, in a short time, in a while, before long Synonyms: currently, at the moment, at present, right now, now Synonyms: soon, shortly, in a short time, in a while, before long When two meanings in a descriptive dictionary are mutually exclusive, go with the first one or the etymologically sound one. Presently means immediately or soon, and the dictionary includes the second definition only because people misuse the word. Here's Merriam-Webster's entry. Note that all but one of the definitions means essential "soon." Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English, from 4present + -ly 1 a archaic : without delay or hesitation : forthwith, immediately [[and presently the fig-tree withered away -- Mt 21:19 (Authorized Version)]] b : after a little while : before