Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN — Only minor public intoxication incidents and an ATV theft occurred during Pioneer Days weekend, and Ronan authorities say grant monies providing for extra law enforcement coverage probably played a key role in the quiet weekend. A $5,000 safety grant from the Montana Department of Tran...
ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius will be more protected after the town council unanimously voted to advertise for a second full-time police officer on Aug. 4. Council members said that town’s current part-time officer will have to apply for the full-time position if he wants to keep his job, ...
Status of innovative play project in limbo RONAN — The Ronan City Council had to vote again to dissolve its park board on Aug. 4, after its attorney advised that a previous vote made in July was not legally kosher. The dissolution of the board also leaves the status of a planned innovative play p...
RONAN — A two-vehicle crash on Round Butte Road left one person dead on Aug. 6. At approximately 2:30 p.m., emergency officials responded to a head-on collision. Montana Highway Patrol officials say a passenger car was driving in the wrong lane of traffic and collided with a Ford pickup truck....
RONAN — This year’s Lake County Fair went smoothly and saw more than 1,000 entries, according to fair officials. “The fair went extremely well,” Lake County 4-H Agent Nori Pearce said. “Everybody did an excellent job of getting everything completed. It was just an excel...
LAKE COUNTY – A strong thunderstorm sparked wildfires and caused power outages across Lake County Monday evening. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire Prevention Technician Devlin LaFrombois said four fires were reported Monday evening and one was reported Tuesday ...
The mayor usually dresses in jeans, Jasmine Bocksnick is usually just another girl and kids Kian Phillips, Sadie LaPlant and Jodiah LaPlant are content being run of the mill children. But Pioneer Days gives everyone the chance to be something different if they want to in the name of fun and community spirit,...
RONAN — Most folks have favorite animals in mind that they want to track down at the Lake County Fair, but this year an exotic, first-time exhibit had folks making friends with some uncommon South American pals. Brother and sister duo Bowen and Shelby Tryon showed their two alpacas this year, ...
RONAN — At a July 20 meeting, city councilmembers approved a 2018 Highway 93 construction project that will create a four-lane highway system that passes through Ronan. Mayor Kim Aipperspach said signing off on the proposed couplet system was routine business for the ongoing process of the highway&r...
RONAN — A Ronan man was sentenced to 10 years in the Montana State Prison on July 29 for killing a toddler last year. Galen Hawk, 26, was also ordered to serve 13 months in the Montana Department of Corrections after the first punishment was complete, with an additional three-year suspended se...
