(MSC News)--Voters in USD 380 during a special election Tuesday defeated a $8.25 million bond issue to fund improvements at the Centralia and Frankfort schools by a 435 vote margin.
263 votes were cast in favor of the bond issue, with 698 against.
A 53 percent voter turnout was reported in the Nemaha County portion of the district and 45 percent voter turnout in the Marshall County portion.
School district officials previously said if the bond issue failed they would present it to voters again during the November general election when school board elections are held.
Meanwhile, voters in the Doniphan County community of Elwood Tuesday narrowed the field of candidates vying for two seats on the city council.
Advancing to the November general election ballot were Dennis Smith, Mickey Meers, Dennis Muse and Peggy Wood. Smith received 40 votes; Meers and Muse each received 37 votes, and Wood received 24 votes.
Eliminated from the field of candidates were incumbent Tim Hontz, Paula Hunsaker and Ronnie Young. Young received 15 votes; Hunsaker, 11 and Hontz received 9 votes. Hunsaker, 11; and Young, 15.
The Doniphan County Clerk’s office reported a 15 percent voter turnout.
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