District report:

The Colfax School board met Monday night for its regular meeting and first swore in a new member, Wayne Gregory, to replace David Nails for District Two.

Superintendent Jerry Pugh reported on a two-day trip to Olympia last week to meet with legislators. He and Jake Dingman, Oakesdale superintendent, and Calvin Johnson, Palouse Supt., met with representatives Mark Schoesler, Joe Schmick and Mary Dye, focusing on the School Employees Benefits Board Program (SEBB).

“To tax the district when people opt out, that's costing our district about $9,000 a month,” Pugh said.

He then showed the board a KL...