Lamont levy trails after updated vote count

COLFAX — Two of three county school votes are passing after an updated vote count Feb. 10.

In Lamont, the vote was 28-24 to deny the school’s two-year levy.

For Colton, a vote of 284-105 will pass the one-year levy.

In Rosalia, the vote count stood at 166-83 to approve splitting their five school board districts into three.

Mailed ballots are still coming in and three ballots are being challenged, according to the Whitman County elections office.

The Lamont School District sought a two-year replacement educational programs and operations levy, to be collected at a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 in a...