The exchange of letters in the past six months between the school boards in Carlton and Wrenshall — to find common ground in consolidation talks — reached an icy end this week.

Carlton Superintendent Gwen Carman says her district is moving on.

Wrenshall Superintendent Kim Belcastro said her district is holding firm that any consolidation must include a school in Wrenshall. The district has often suggested keeping the elementary school in Carlton and retrofitting the Wrenshall school for the upper grades.

During a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday night but likely canceled due to t...