School levies called crucial in year of drastic budget cuts

At the regular January 25 meeting of the Odessa School Board, the board opted to send out an informational newsletter about the upcoming school levies, so voters would have the information before election day (February 14). Ballots have been sent out to registered voters and must be postmarked or hand-delivered by that date.

Reporting on legislative issues with relevance to the Odessa School District’s levy requests, school superintendent Suellen White said that the Washington state legislature, due to the storm the previous week, had not accomplished much regarding issues surrounding the $1.5...