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RONAN — Jewel Elizabeth Stonehocker, 85, was born to Alton and Helen Needham in Ronan on Aug. 24, 1925. She passed away at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan on Saturday, March 26. Jewel graduated from Ronan High School in 1943 and married George Stonehocker on Aug. 17, 1947. Jewel and George raised five ch...
RONAN – Helen Louise Resner Waters passed away March 25, 2011 in Gardnerville, Nevada. Helen was born September 25, 1922 in Ronan, to Carl and Eunice Resner. She graduated as valedictorian from Charlo High School in 1940. She went on to college where she received her teaching credentials and became a t...
Judge Justin Bartels dealt with the following cases from March 10-31: Cory Rodda , 24, pleaded guilty to reckless driving, first offense. He was found guilty the sentenced to 10 days in jail with all suspended, and fined $350 plus $35 in court costs. Jolynn Boucher , 29, pleaded guilty to an amended char...
Judge Sharon Richardson dealt with the following cases from March 1-31: John David Crismore , 24, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked. He was found guilty, sentenced to 180 days in jail with 178 suspended, and fined $350 plus $35 in court costs. Crismo...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases March 25-31: Spencer L. Dawson , 29, pleaded not guilty to an amended charge of driving without a valid driver’s license. He was found guilty, sentenced to 180 days in jail with all suspended, and fined $250 plus $35 in court costs. G...
Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following case Wednesday, March 30: James W. Ross, 24, Marysville, Wash., had his suspended sentence for theft and criminal mischief revoked. He was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for eight years with three years suspended, and also received credit for time in ...
The Judiciary Committee listened to Senator Joe Balyeat's SB 268 Friday. It is a bill to give the voters a chance to decide whether to elect supreme court justices by district. The bill divides the state into seven supreme court judicial districts, similar to the way the Public Service Commission is elected ...
Editor, While soaking up some sun in Mesa, Ariz., I could not resist, given the situation in Libya, to once again express the great need for a well-planned, internationally coordinated effort to eliminate terrorism. I have written about ITEM a few times previously. ITEM stands for: International Terrorism E...
The state funding bill, HB2, has been through the Senate and brought back to the House with a bunch of amendments. It has been moved to a conference committee. They will try to hammer out the differences in the two. One piece of the pie that is not been finalized is education funding. The Senate could not ge...
Editor, We would like to thank our loving family, friends, and the entire community for all of the prayers, comforting words, kind acts and the generous support we have received during our son’s illness and current recovery. Your compassion has made this unfortunate situation less stressful and worris...
