Tunbridge and Chelsea OK district merger

(This story by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling first appeared in the Valley News on Nov. 7, 2017.)
CHELSEA — Voters in Chelsea and Tunbridge approved a proposal to merge into the newly created First Branch Unified School District.
The proposal, which passed 197-110 in Chelsea and 207-61 in Tunbridge, will close Chelsea’s high school in favor of choice for high school students.
Beginning July 1, First Branch will teach students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and will have a single b