RONAN — Last Thursday, the city of Ronan gathered on Main Street to enjoy a vibrant green parade in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.  Led by a chorus of bagpipes, the parade marched down Main Street surrounded by people clad in shamrocks and small children ready with bags to gather up candy thrown from floats. Dozens of organizations participated, from the O’Leary’s Old Ladies towing a beer hot tub titled “Irish Stewed” to the Ronan Cooperative Brewery clad in lederhosen.  The parade in Ronan has been going on since 1985 according to organizers, a celebration of Montana’s strong Irish heritage. Montana once had more people per capit...

With the filing deadline in the rearview mirror for county, state and federal elections, it’s clear the most action in the primary on June 7 will occur in newly minted U.S. House District 1, which covers 15 counties in western Montana, including Lake. Five Republicans, three Democrats and one Libertari...

POLSON — More than 30 people, bundled up and bearing blue and yellow flags, banners and sunflower bouquets, braved the cold last Monday to walk back and forth across the Polson bridge in support of Ukraine.  The march was organized by Lake County Democrats and billed as a non-partisan event. &l...

RONAN —In the face challenging financial times, the Ronan Co-op Brewery is rolling up its sleeves and choosing to tackle their problem by offering even more to the community.  After powering through their first year of operation during the pandemic, the Co-op is facing some financial trouble. N...

POLSON — Senior Joe Martinez has become, according to his teachers, the first student from Polson High School to be accepted into the All Northwest Jazz Choir.  The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) holds auditions for All Northwest every year for choir and every other year for b...

RONAN — Last week, the Ronan High School Choir had their performance aired on Montana PBS. An opportunity presented to Ronan students in years past, Celebrate America is a national program designed to give “life-enhancing” opportunity to the country’s youth by showcasing their choi...

When Lyle and Shelley Smith, owners of OH Well Drilling and Pump, acquired two tracts of land adjacent to their business atop Polson Hill, they thought it was outside of the Polson city limits, as is their current property.  Shelley Smith told the Polson City Commission at its regular meeting last Mo...

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also a...

POLSON — So here it is again, where the Irish celebrate being Irish at the Polson Senior Center on March 17. Corned beef is not traditional in Ireland, but Irish soda bread served warm with butter is… and stout beer. Remember, this is the one day a year you can celebrate the Irish, even if you&r...

POLSON — Polson police are currently investigating a BB gun shooting that occurred recently in Riverside Park.  Brandy Wallace had been at the park with seven children, all under the age of 11, when she felt a BB hit her leg. When she looked in the direction it came from, a second BB hit her in...