School District 6 bond passes by 97 votes

Voters in School District 6 have approved a $37 million bond measure to rebuild Glacier Gateway School and remodel Ruder Elementary School.

With 41 percent of the mail-in ballots cast, the measure passed by 97 votes, 1,892 to 1,795.

The bond will also fund new soccer and other fields between Ruder and the junior high on vacant land the district owns.

It will also spend about $200,000 to increase security at the entrance of the junior high school.