The race for a seat on the Genoa-Kingston School District 424 school board separates two candidates by 12 votes, unofficial results show.

The Sycamore School District 427 board president said he hears the community’s message loud and clear after a district referendum failed its second straight election. The referendum would have lifted residency requirements for school board elections.

Newcomer Bradley Hoey has been elected to the DeKalb City Clerk’s Office by a wide vote margin, unofficial write-in results released Thursday show.