Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
If reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body, then K. William Harvey students are getting a great workout while snacking on cinnamon rolls and milk. The Role Model Readers program invites groups of individuals to read to students during the free breakfast mealtime. Groups that have volunteered t...
POLSON — A decade ago the Theiler family decided they were done purchasing Christmas presents for each other. Instead, each of the six siblings would take the money they would have spent on gifts and donate it toward a scholarship in the name of a Polson High School teacher who made an impact on their ...
RONAN — The Valley Journal welcomes sports reporter Kent Luetzen to its staff. In 2014 Luetzen earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of North Dakota, with an emphasis in broadcast journalism. He wrote and reported weekly stories for Studio One, the college broadcas...
POLSON — Montana State Fund, the largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Montana, declared a record $35 million dividend in November. The checks will be distributed to policyholders across Montana this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Montana State Fund President/CEO Laurence A. Hubbard...
HELENA — A jury in Helena found Harry Lozeau, 53 of Ronan, guilty of a lesser amended offense of negligent homicide for the shooting death of his brother, 51-year-old Terry Lozeau. Lozeau fatally shot his brother in the head with a shotgun in June 2014 over a dispute about truck repairs. He wa...
The Ronan gym looked like a six-ring circus as grapplers from 17 teams warmed up for the start of the 47th annual now-renamed Dave Edington Western Montana Duals. Local teams from Charlo-Mission, Polson and Ronan competed in the two-day event, with Ronan keeping their powerhouse reputation with a fourth-p...
Without a doubt, wrestling is Dave Edington’s life. The man who started a legacy of state wrestling champions at Ronan High School was honored Friday as the 47th annual Western Montana Duals now boasts Dave Edington’s name in front of it. Ronan’s assistant wrestling coach Hap Cheff made ...
Port Polson Inn, an Americas Best Value Inn in Polson, received a prestigious “500 Club” award recently at Vantage Hospitality Group’s 16th annual International Educational Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas. The “500 Club” award is presented each year to Americas Best Va...
POLSON – A Canadian man accused of trafficking 80 pounds of cocaine has been sentenced to the Department of Corrections for three years and credited for 196 days already served. Miguel Douglas Miranda, 22, changed his plea to guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute...
ARLEE — A female driver from Arlee was injured Wednesday evening when she couldn’t avoid a car traveling northbound in her southbound lane on Highway 93, just south of Arlee. The wrong-way driver, William Thomas Fritsch, a 63-year-old male from Polson, was fatally injured in the crash that occ...
