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Ellis school bond issue soundly defeated, again

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Poll workers from Ellis bring the balloting results to the Ellis County Courthouse Tuesday night.
Poll workers from Ellis bring the balloting results to the Ellis County Courthouse Tuesday night.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

For the second time in two years, voters in Ellis USD 388 have turned down a multi-million dollar bond issue for various school improvements.

The question of whether to support a $8.9 million dollar bond issue  was defeated in Ellis County by a vote of 63% to 37%, or 780 NO–457 YES.

USD 388 includes portions of western Ellis and eastern Trego counties.  The Trego County vote was 62 NO–13 YES.

There were 1,237 votes at the Ellis polls and 75 votes in WaKeeney.

Trego County was the first county to complete and report its returns Tuesday night to the Kansas Secretary of State office.

Voters in Ellis wait in line to cast their vote Tuesday morning.
Voters in Ellis wait in line to cast their vote Tuesday morning.

Results are unofficial until canvassed by their respective boards.

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