Darren Svan, Idaho Ed News

Backed by extensive workforce training during high school, Kameron Martinez and Wally Rohr are preparing for a postsecondary journey that most 17-year-olds would never dream of — becoming automotive entrepreneurs.

As the West Bonner school board welcomed new trustees and a new interim superintendent, the atmosphere at this week's meeting was noticeably genial and relaxed.

Interim superintendent Joe Kren carries around a yellow notepad with lists of items that need to be addressed. He’s on page seven.

The West Bonner School District gained positive traction Monday with two milestones: Trustees hired an experienced interim superintendent and filled two board vacancies.

The trustees appointed Joe Kren to a 90-day contract as superintendent and agreed to hire legal counsel to negotiate the terms of an unnamed person's resignation. It was presumed to be Branden Durst, but trustees never said his name in the open meeting.

The West Bonner County Sheriff’s department is investigating a criminal complaint against West Bonner School District trustee Troy Reinbold for nonfeasance as a public official.

Anxiety about which trustees will control the board continues to swirl through the surrounding towns and backroads of the remote Idaho Panhandle district.