Results of August 5th Election

By Jeff Boggs
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The results from the few issues voted on in Tuesday’s election.

Voters in the Pleasant Hope School District said no raising the tax levy to retain faculty and staff, while the Ozark School District voted ‘yes’ on a similar issue.

A proposed use tax on online purchases to benefit the sheriff’s office and prosecuting attorney failed in Polk County.

An attempt in Lebanon to raise a lodging tax to help promote tourism went down to defeat as well.