Bethel, Royalton firm up district merger plans

(This story is by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling of the Valley News, in which it first appeared Aug. 8, 2017.)
SOUTH ROYALTON — School officials have hammered out the details of a plan to merge the Bethel and Royalton school districts and have set an October date for a vote to form the White River Unified District in the two towns.
School board members say the plan, which would send about 130 middle school students to Bethel and about 170 high school students to Royalton, is the last, best option f