
Nicole Girten
Reporter at Lee Enterprises
Reporter @ravallirepublic ✍🏼: @daily_montanan @gftribune @USATODAY @UPI etc. | FSU & Medill alum | 🇨🇺🇺🇸 @NAHJ | she/her | 305 Miss Worldwide
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3 days ago |
ravallirepublic.com | Nicole Girten
McKenna Akane, a STEM teacher in Alberton, said a subject like science was harder for kids to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. “You can give a kid a textbook,” Akane said.
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4 days ago |
missoulian.com | Nicole Girten
Alberton STEM teacher McKenna Akane, one of the teachers cut due to budget constraints, was recognized by an international organization as one of the Top 20 “to watch” educators for the 2024-25 school year in an announcement Monday. International Society for Technology in Education and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development recognized Akane for her innovation in the classroom as a young educator.
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4 days ago |
ravallirepublic.com | Nicole Girten
The National Rural Health Association named Bitterroot Health as one of three Montana hospitals recognized on their annual list of the top 20 critical access hospitals in the U.S. released in May. Barrett Hospital & HealthCare in Dillon and Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown were also on the list.
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1 week ago |
ravallirepublic.com | Nicole Girten
Hamilton Republican Rep. David Bedey spoke with superintendents and board members from school districts recently about education legislation passed during the 2025 legislative session. This included changes in how local districts charge for out-of-district attendance — a change from a much critiqued law passed in 2023 — as well as increased incentives for interlocal agreements for local resource sharing.
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1 week ago |
ravallirepublic.com | Nicole Girten
A U.S. military cargo ship was named after Montana Copper King Marcus Daly during World War II — an honor still remembered in the Bitterroot today. Senior Director of the Bitterroot Health Foundation and military historian Al Garver said the vessel survived multiple combat incidents, making it one of 41 cargo ships to ever be considered a “gallant ship.” “It really is unusual for a cargo ship to be involved in all that combat without getting sunk,” he said.
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