Voters give school districts Valentine approval

Voters handed Whitman County schools and the town of Rosalia a nice little Valentine Tuesday night, easily approving all 11 funding requests in election night returns.

“It’s a perfect Valentine’s gift,” said Supt. Michael Morgan, of the Colfax School District.

Colfax, along with Colton, Endicott, Oakesdale and St. John asked voters for increased maintenance and operations levies for upcoming school years, hoping local funding would stave off cuts expected to come from state funding.

“I think people know how important our levies are, and that they are becoming even more so as the state puts mor...