Voters in KG, Blue Sky approve consolidation

After nearly two years of often heated discussion, the voters of the Blue Sky and Kremlin-Gildford school districts on Tuesday approved consolidation.

The vote in the Blue Sky K-12 district was overwhelmingly in favor of joining the two Hi-Line districts - 216-10, according to unofficial results. The turnout was 55 percent voter turnout. The KG vote was less decisive. Two votes were held, one in the high school district and one in the separate elementary district.

The vote in the high school district was 123-100, and the count in the elementary school district was 112-95. KG had 66 percent vot...