Voters in Delaware County, Oklahoma approve a sales tax increase last night.

 The three-tenths of a percent sales tax passed with 1,889 yes votes to 1,782 no votes. Delaware County Sheriff James Beck says the sales tax increase will provide funding for school resource officers and additional deputies. Sales taxes will rise to 9.2 percent in Jay and 9.6 percent in Grove, while Kansas and Colcord sales tax rates would raise to 10.2 percent. The new tax is expected to generate around $129,000 a month.

 Up the road, Grove voters won by the majority to approve an $87.2 million school bond issue to build a new school. The votes were 1,202 yes votes compared to 1,191 no votes, but the bond issue needed to pass by a 3/5th majority or 60%.

 Colcord voters approved a $1.145 million, 10-year school bond issue. More than 67% percent of voters voted yes. Jay voters approved the 8% Lodging Tax.

 Jay voters also elected Rick Pike as the police chief; Miami voters elected Bless Parker for mayor, and Vinita voters elected Josh Lee as mayor. Afton voters rejected the propositions allowing the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer to be elected or appointed positions.