Local teacher gets grant for classroom

Misty Krohn, a kindergarten teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary, will get $1,000 from a foundation to support her classroom this year as a “Dreamstarter Teacher.”

Oglala Lakota runner Billy Mills, co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth and Olympic gold medalist, announced that Krohn is one of nine “talented educators to be named Dreamstarter Teachers.” Each will receive $500 - $1,...