Boulder News

Trustees voted 6-1 Wednesday night to hire Tammy Lacey as the 10th superintendent in the 115-year history of Great Falls Public Schools.

A good opportunity to meet Crawley's replacement will come Sunday, as five candidates for the position have been invited to take part in a public forum in which people can meet the hopefuls and chat with them about school issues.

In Helena, the Montana House of Representatives canned a proposal, HB 490, the Hire Montanans First Act, that would have required at least 75 percent of workers hired on certain major construction projects be genuine Montana residents, up from the current requirement of 50 percent.

Great Falls Public Schools Board Chairman Jan Cahill announced Monday night the five candidates who have applied for the superintendent position.

Kip David Harris, 38, of Boulder, Mont., was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Coeur d'Alene to three years' probation for making a false statement, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.