All levies pass on election night

Whitman County election results Tuesday night show all levy proposals surpassed the 60 percent threshold of yes votes.

Voters in Pullman approved a $23.5 million bond that will allow the district to construct a new elementary school. The bond netted a 68 percent approval rate. School district officials have cited growing numbers of students along with the state mandate to lower class sizes as the need for a new elementary school.

The district plans to construct the new school at the north end of the city on Military Hill in Pullman toward the top of Terre View Drive, where new home constructio...