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Stevensville 8th grader wins Ravalli County Spelling Bee

After correctly spelling the word “paparazzi,” eighth-grader Leika Lueders from Stevensville won the Ravalli County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night in the Hamilton High School auditorium. Lueders was one of 17 competitors from fifth- through eighth-grade classes across the Bitterroot to approach the mic and attempt to get

Hamilton, Stevi and Lone Rock School boards place tech levy on May ballot

School board trustees in Hamilton, Stevensville and Lone Rock all voted in recent weeks to place at least one technology levy on the upcoming May ballot. Superintendents in each district were clear these funds aren’t going towards anything new and shiny — these are technology costs that districts are already

Judge: Bill to create education savings accounts for special education is unconstitutional

A district court judge in Helena ruled Tuesday that a 2023 bill that would have created education savings accounts for students with special needs, described by defendants as "vouchers," is unconstitutional. The court found the bill did not meet state appropriations requirements, as mandated by the Montana Constitution.