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Levy elections today

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | March 8, 2022 1:00 AM

Some Kootenai County voters are eligible to vote today in elections affecting school districts in Benewah and Shoshone counties.

Supplemental levies are on the ballot for Kellogg Joint School District #391 and Plummer-Worley Joint School District #44.

Only portions of Precincts 66, 68 and 69 will have elections.

Approximately 1,500 Kootenai County voters are eligible to participate.

Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To see if you are eligible and to check your polling place, visit www.kcgov.us/321/Polling-Place-Look-Up.

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