Local levies headed for passage

School district administrators throughout Spokane County were breathing easier Tuesday evening as all of the educational and programs and operations levies appeared headed for passage.

That included measures in Cheney and Medical Lake districts. At press time, Cheney School District’s Proposition 1 was passing with 59.90 percent of the votes, while Medical Lake’s Proposition 1 was garnering 62.51 percent of the votes and Proposition 2 an even healthier 63.43 percent.

The three-year measures, formerly known as “maintenance and operation levies” are the first to be voted on since the state Legis...