This story has been updated with vote tallies released at 10 p.m.
Preliminary returns show voters again defeating two measures that would raise property taxes to help fund two rural fire districts in Lane County. But a measure to renew a five-year local option tax for the Dexter Rural Fire Protection District was leading.
Lane Fire Authority
For Lane Fire Authority, 53.1% of voters had voted against the levy, while 46.9% had voted for it, as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.
The fire district serves western Lane County, including the communities of Santa Clara, Elmira, Noti, Walton, Veneta and Crow…