The owners and staff of the Times had urged Bayfield residents to vote no.
In the final round of results Tuesday night, 596 voters approved the idea, while 508 said no to Bayfield 2D.
2E had a far wider separation of votes, with 360 voters saying no, and 765 voting yes.
In October, the Times publisher asked readers for a no vote.
“Legals in print is about ease (and completeness) of access,” said Richard Ballantine, chairman of the board of Ballantine Communications Inc., which has published the Times since 2014.
“When you hold the paper, legals are right there in front of you to be scanned quickly, or slowly, to see if they’re of interest, and how important they are, such as marijuana sales and taxes.”
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