Ritzville School bond fails in Special Election vote: Washtucna, Lind, Ritzville M&O levies passing

The Feb. 9 Special Election showed countywide support for school district’s Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levies, but the Ritzville School District bond results had a different outcome.

Requiring a super-majority to pass, voters split down the middle with almost exactly 50 percent rejecting the bond proposal.

The 20-year bond proposed to voters totaled $12.8 million and included multiple projects for facility upgrades and construction within the local district.

The bond projects included the remodel of the current high school, upgrades at the Ritzville Grade School, miscellaneous district wi...