Colfax School District purchases new bus

COLFAX — The Colfax School Board held a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in which they decided to take a higher-priced bid for a bus.

Superintendent Jerry Pugh said that they bid for a bus each year, and different bus companies give the board bids on their buses. The bus companies will list all the amenities on the bus, and what they provide.

Pugh said they chose to purchase the bus at $161.770.21, “There’s about a $2,100 difference between the two bids,” he said.

Pugh said that this year, the Colfax School District Transportation Director Tracy Imler opted for a higher-priced bid, so he had to w...