After years of failed attempts, this Idaho city finally has a new school

After years of failed attempts, this Idaho city finally has a new school

For years, voters in Salmon rejected attempts to raise their taxes to build a new school.Salmon’s Pioneer Elementary School had been falling apart for decades. The plumbing was failing, the floors were uneven and posed tripping hazards, the foundation was crumbling and sewage sometimes backed up into a corner of the kitchen.In 2024, after around a dozen attempts, voters approved a $20 million bond to build a new K-8 school in Salmon. This week, …