Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
LAKE COUNTY – Mission Valley healthcare providers say they have seen mixed results to their bottom lines and overall method of service delivery after the mandatory implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act went into place in 2014. The major overhaul of the national healthcare system implemen...
LAKE COUNTY – County commissioners say they remain committed to revising the county’s density regulations, though the process has been bogged down for the past three or four months because of lack of response from another organization with more knowledge about the legality of the issue. ...
ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius officials received word that Police Chief Charles “Ski” Kuczynski died from cancer complications on Dec. 24. According to City Clerk LeeAnn Gottfried, Kuczynski was diagnosed with an advanced stage of cancer on Dec. 1. Kuczynski left western Montana in m...
ST. IGNATIUS – In an 8-2 vote the Flathead Joint Board of Control approved a resolution Dec. 30 that voices non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact, set to go before the ongoing legislative session. The board also refused to entertain a motion by one commissioner who...
An ATV operator walked away from a potentially life-threatening situation Saturday, when the vehicle they were using to clear a pond of snow, fell through the ice. Officials said the operator was trying to clear a patch of ice adjacent to the scenic turnout south of Ronan for skating purposes when it broke t...
RONAN — Santa and Mrs. Claus didn’t fly into Ronan and St. Ignatius the week before Christmas. Instead they employed the help of some kind-hearted firemen to give them a first-class ride while spreading good feelings. Every year, the Ronan Fire Department members chip in funds to purchas...
RONAN – Families sent out 2014 with a laughter-filled, wholesome environment in Ronan, as Tribal Social Services Circle of Trust Youth Suicide Prevention Program hosted a dinner for a couple hundred folks. The event included five hours of performances that included local youth Tyrell Lovegrove...
SEELEY LAKE — Two local men died in a snowmobiling trip gone awry over the weekend. Derek Flesch, 25 of Pablo and Kurt Starkel, 28 of Belgrade left a Seeley Lake restaurant Friday night on snowmobiles with three others and headed south on the frozen lake in a linear pattern, according to...
ST. IGNATIUS — Flathead Joint Board of Control members tabled a resolution of non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact on Dec. 23, because commissioners could not agree on final language for the document. The board agreed to finalize the language later in the week. Co...
POLSON – A Ronan man may not go to trial for allegedly killing his brother because of a recent motion for a change of plea hearing. Harry Lozeau, 53, is scheduled for a change of plea hearing on Jan. 14. Lozeau led Lake County authorities on a two-day manhunt through the Mission Mountain Tr...
