Plains voters turn down school levy request

Plains voters overwhelmingly turned down a general fund levy in the May 2 school elections. The final vote tally showed 708 against the levy, with 499 in favor.

The district had requested approval of a $100,000 general fund levy for maintenance and operations. If it had passed the impact on a home with a taxable value of $200,000 would have been approximately $34.84. The average homeowner would see an increase of around $40 per year.

In the Plains school trustee election, voters chose Lana Dicken and Steve Spurr for three-year terms on the board.

In another contested race, Thompson Falls School District voters selected Ryan Friends and Jacob Helvey for a two three-year terms on the school board.

Full school election results as follows:

Heron Park (1 four year term)

Jodee Goetz 81

Deborah Lyman 103

Dixon (2 three-year terms)

Jennifer Hammond 54

Tyler Roragen 14

Birrell White 31

Hot Springs (2 three-year terms)

Frederick Depoe Jr. 231

Lynette Ek 236

Colton Stephens 125

Plains (2 three-year terms)

Amy McGraw Carey 431

Lana Dicken 581

Erika Swanson Lawyer 529

Steve Spurr 546

Thompson Falls (2 three-year terms)

Ryan Frields 572

Jacob Helvey 808

Matthew Toyias 386

Trout Creek (3 three-year terms)

Donald Darriel Ekstedt 64

Zachary Hannum 194

Michael Linderman 198

Teena Molitor 58

Robert Purdy 164

Bryant Eaton 157

Marian Stonehocker 224

Hot Springs mill levy

For 169

Against 228

Noxon High School technology levy

For 430

Against 382

Noxon Elementary technology levy

For 203

Against 234

Plains general fund levy

For 499

Against 708