Paynesville and Hancock school district voters approved operating levies in the Nov. 8 election. The Hancock levy was approved with an inflation adjustment. Paynesville voters turned down an inflation adjustment. Both levies will last 10 years. In Litchfield, voters approved a city sales tax but turned down a school bond referendum that would have added an aquatic facility to the proposed sales tax projects.
Voters in the Paynesville Area School District will decide on a $531-per-pupil operating levy this fall. Early voting is already under way, and a central polling place will be open Election Day, Nov. 2.