Bond project on budget, 60 percent done:

The Colfax school board Monday night elected officers for the new year, approved a large bus purchase and took in updates on school construction and the upcoming levy.

It was the first meeting with new board member Erica Anderson.

Superintendent Jerry Pugh opened the meeting with comments about the Feb. 11 maintenance and operations levy, on which he had planned to present to staff Tuesday, but it was canceled due to the late snow start.

“This is a replacement levy. And the levy is for learning,” Pugh said. “We really want to focus on bolstering our electives.”

The two-year levy for 2021/2022...