Daily News staff
FLORENCE, Wis. Florence County voters approved a school referendum Tuesday to exceed the revenue cap for four years, beginning with the 2021 school year.
The unofficial count was 730 yes to 563 no.
In a four-way race for three school board seats, newcomer Amber Neuens led with 898 votes, followed by incumbents Ron Yadro, 700; and Mike Theis, 624. Newcomer LeAnn Ziolkowski drew 610 votes.
In the town of Florence, the initial count showed Chairperson Tim Bomberg turning back challenger Jim Gehlhoff, 276 to 274.
In Tipler, incumbent Chairperson Fran Modschiedler defeated Kathleen Netzel, 33-18. A contested supervisor seat went to incumbent Robert Benter over challenger Matt Ruf, 35-15.
FLORENCE, Wis. A program on maple syrup techniques will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Florence Natural Resource and Wild Rivers Interpretive Center. F