Guthrie voters Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved a $45 million Guthrie Public School bond proposal that includes a new school building and expansions to two others.
The proposal passed with 2,734 votes or 72.23 percent of the vote. There were 1,051 votes against it with 27.77 percent of the vote.
Superintendent Mike Simpson thanked the community for their support in passing the bond issue.
“Over the past nine years, we have consistently shown a commitment to keeping our promises to the community with regard to their money,” he said in a statement. “Today, our community again showed their trust in us to provide a quality education with the resources we have asked for from our taxpayers. Our teachers and staff continue to place kids first and we can now take the next step to provide our community with necessary facility improvements.”
Simpson added “This is the largest bond issue ever approved by our district and comes with a very high percentage of approval. It is truly humbling to think how much work has gone into this effort. I want to publicly thank Kristal Flury and Nick O’Connell who captained the “Yes” team. Watching our students, teachers and parents on the street today promoting the vote shows this was truly a community once again coming together. Tonight, we celebrate success and show gratitude to everyone that supported our children today. In the end our kids and community won again.”
In the Logan County District 2 Commissioner Republican runoff race, Floyd Coffman beat incumbent Charlie Meadows.
Coffman received 1,100 votes or 54.67 percent of the vote to Meadows who received 912 votes or 45.33 percent of the vote.
“Unbelievable. Logan County District 2, thank you, you made your voices heard and sent a message. You folks make the world go round,” Coffman wrote in a Facebook posting. “Obviously I won’t be sworn in until January 2025, but I will not forget you, your roads will be maintained.”
Coffman will be sworn into office in January for a four-year term. No Democrat, Independent, or Libertarian candidates filed for the position.
All results are unofficial until the Logan County Election Board certifies the results on Friday.