SHOSHONE COUNTY, Idaho —

Shoshone County voters said no to two levies Tuesday, while approving another.

Perhaps the most contentious measure on the ballot was Shoshone County’s $2 million Law Enforcement Temporary Levy, which failed with 1,731 votes, 56%, against and 1,364 in favor.

The levy was a last-ditch effort by the sheriff’s office to address budget shortfalls but faced strong community opposition. Scrutiny intensified after former Sheriff Holly Lindsey resigned 13 days before the election after she was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Osburn.

Shoshone County Prosecutor Ben Allen, the county’s head of law enforcement, was candid about the levy’s failure and its potential impact.

“It is difficult to fully capture what effects this levy will have on our community, but we kno

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