Voters approve extension of Ohio County Schools surplus levy

|Photo by Joselyn King| Amy Kastigar, left, director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Library, and Kim Miller, superintendent of Ohio County Schools, speak about the excess levy proposed by Ohio County Schools during the May 14 primary election ballot. The library is putting a separate measure before voters that will use the school district’s surplus levy. They spoke Monday evening during a town hall discussion at West Virginia Northern Community College.

By a vote of 7,681 in favor to 2,526 against, Ohio County voters Tuesday extended a five-year, $24 million annual levy to help fund operations for Ohio County Schools.

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