KVH Measure Drops Under 60% In Latest Vote Count

Klickitat Valley Health’s bond measure for improvements to the hospital in Goldendale dropped just below the needed 60 percent approval rate for passage after a second day of counting Tuesday’s primary vote, but more ballots remain to be counted over the next few days.  The proposal had received 59.8% of the vote, 1,545 yes to 1,039 no.  There were two school board races in Klickitat County with three candidates, with the top two primary vote getters moving on to the general election in November.  For the Lyle School Board…Barbara Mills had 275 votes and Garrett Towle 237, to 43 for Bradley Blazer.  And for the White Salmon Valley School District board…Andy Meresee had 668 votes and Peter Harkema 567 to 169 for Kara Polintan.  Klickitat County will release more vote counts on Friday, with an estimated 394 ballots left to count.  In Skamania County…Robert Muth had 125 votes and Kristy Arnett McCaskell 117 in a Stevenson City Council primary, with Kris Bennett at 85 votes.  The annexation of Mill A and Willard into Fire District 1 was being approved 163 to 19.  Skamania County will update its numbers on August 16.

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