Isbell explains consolidation issues, options

Almost 60 people went to a forum Wednesday night to hear what the next steps would be if voters in the Blue Sky and Kremlin-Gildford school districts approve consolidating the districts.

"I'm just here to state what I'm going to do if consolidation takes place and what I'm not going to do if it doesn't," said Hill County Superintendent of Schools Shirley Isbell, who held the forum.

If the June 22 election in both districts endorses consolidation, Isbell will appoint an interim board to implement it.

People in both districts have told her they would prefer having an equal number of trustees fro...