(MSC News)--It will be later this month before the final results of the Brown County special question for the Hiawatha Community Hospital are known.

Unofficial results Tuesday evening showed the 10-year, half-cent countywide retailers' sales tax being defeated by just a three-vote margin—1,264 votes in favor to 1,267 against.

The Brown County Clerk's Office reported 40 provisional ballots were cast and they will not be considered until the ballots are canvassed during the November 18 Brown County Commission meeting.

Meanwhile, Hiawatha voters Tuesday approved a quarter-cent retailers sales tax for recreation by a 110-vote margin.

Two proposed school bond issues were defeated Tuesday.

Voters in Holton USD 336 turned down by a more than 190-vote margin a proposed $4.5 million general obligation bond issue for completion of upgrades to the heating and cooling systems at the Holton High School and Holton Middle School.

Voters in Onaga USD 322 defeated by a more than 160-vote margin a proposed $8 million bond general obligation bond issue to fund the construction of a new elementary school and to remodel the district kitchen.

Voters in Marshall County approved by a more than 130 vote margin a 5-year, half-cent countywide retailers sales tax for Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.

Jackson County voters approved by a wide-margin renewal of a four-tenth percent countywide retailers' sales tax for another seven year for road and bridge improvements.

And Doniphan County voters approved by a nearly 300-vote margin renewal of the countywide one percent retailers' sales tax for an additional five years.