District hires superintendent

The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees announced it hired a new superintendent last week.

The board announced it hired Craig Barringer, the current superintendant of the Libby, Mont. school district. Barringer signed a contract with the board and will start July 1.

He has been the superintendant of the district for the past nine years.

Steve Core, the board’s chairman, said the district is excited to “be moving forward with such a dynamic leader.”

“The Board is 100 percent behind current Superintendent Jamie Christensen’s abilities to lead the District t...