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Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following cases Wednesday, June 15: Roger Andy Pablo , 30, Ronan, had his 2010 deferred 3-year sentence for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs revoked. He was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for three years, with no part suspended. The court also rec...
RONAN - Victor Starkel was 88 years old when he broke his hip Friday morning, June 17, and passed away peacefully less than 12 hours later at St. Pat's hospital in Missoula. Victor was born in Winside, Nebraska to Peter Starkel and Christina Kaiser Starkel. He moved to Montana with his family when he was...
POLSON — Ron Plouffe, 69, of Polson, passed away at his home on June 12 of natural causes. Ron is survived by his wife of 49 years, Carol; his daughters, Collette Plouffe (Lance Whittaker) of Longmont, Colo., Audrey Plouffe (Mike Hanson) of Polson, Lissa Peel (Dennis) of Polson, and Ron Plouffe, Jr...
ARLEE — Daryl HomeGun, 62, passed away at his home on Monday, June 13. The son of Paul HomeGun and Audrey Whitegrass, he was a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and a dedicated Christian. He was also a skilled carpenter and jack-of-all-trades from cooking to construction. He served his country proudly ...
ST. IGNATIUS - Services will be held Tuesday, June 28 at 11 a.m. in the Pleasant View Cemetery in St. Ignatius for Bernard L. Hayes, 78. Born to Roy and Florence (Armstrong) Hayes on November 25, 1932, Bernard lived most of his life in the St. Ignatius area. Bernard passed away on Dec. 5, 2010 in Ronan fr...
Lavern R. Bailey, 88, of Polson passed away on June 10 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Lavern was born on May 13, 1923 in Milk River, Alberta, Canada to Clarence and Minnie Moerke. She grew up in Sweet Grass, Mont., until moving to Valley View near Polson in 1933. Lavern graduated from Polson High S...
Editor, Regardless of what political party you favor, what candidate for president you favor, or what your views are of our present president, it may be good to reflect on where our country is right now. When our nations legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government started down the slippe...
Editor, In a recent opinion article (Valley Journal, June 1, p. 14) "Trustees address accident response fee issues," the Polson Rural Fire District trustees stated, “it was fair and reasonable to ask those utilizing this (crash response) service to contribute toward it and not place that burden on t...
Editor, I am sure you notice that when you shop at Walmart, Target, True Value, Ace Hardware, the mall, etc., that probably 90 percent or more of the products you buy are made outside the USA. Foreign products are even encroaching into the grocery stores big-time. If while you were away from your house ...
Editor, This is a letter to U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and U.S. Rep. Max Baucus. You and the rest of the U.S. Congress, and especially the Sportsmen’s Coalition, need to pass federal legislation allowing the legal hunting of wild wolves and bison within the boundaries of our national parks and the legal...
