Oakesdale at 54%; county tally close

Oakesdale School District’s request for more than $7.1 million to renovate the school and the district was 30 votes short of the 60 percent required for approval after the first count of returns Tuesday night. In the first count 54.14 percent of the ballots approved.

Oakesdale’s maintenance and operation levy passed, 61.26 percent yes and 31.74 percent no.

Oakesdale asked for approval for $7,160,000 in bonds for school renovation. The renovation called for building new additions, reconstructing the kitchen and cafeteria, classrooms and girls’ and boys’ lockeroom, making ADA accessibility impro...