BOND/SALES TAX PASSES OVERWHEMINGLY

Unofficial results from the Seward County Clerk’s office show voters in Liberal have approved a school bond issue and sales tax increase.

Residents of Liberal voted 1,985 to 539 in favor of a sales tax increase. Voters in the district also approved a $127 million school bond for USD 480.

The bond issue passed 2,023 to 632.