Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
CHARLO – In Charlo brawn and brains often occur simultaneously. Superintendent Thom Peck told school board members Nov. 19 that he believes the district is in the running for a highly coveted Montana High School Sports Association Academic Excellence Award this year. The award is given to the...
CHARLO – The community packed Charlo gymnasium Thursday night to see who has the most talent in the school. Elementary and high school students competed in a giggle-inducing, toe-tapping competition that left few exiting the annual talent show without an ear-to-ear smile on their face. ...
POLSON – Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed to delay setting bail in the case of a 32-year-old Charlo man who is charged with the deliberate homicide of his wife, 29-year-old Raelynn Charlo. The autopsy report indicated Charlo died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Adrian...
A solemn rendition of “Taps” and preceding moment of silence cut across the Ronan Cemetery on Nov. 11, as a small group of veterans and citizens gathered in the chilly sub-freezing temperatures to honor a Ronan man who paid the ultimate price for his country. Laverne Parrish, a World War...
More than 900 people gathered to share a Thanksgiving dinner and celebrate Native American culture at the 39th annual Headstart Powwow in Ronan on Friday. The event was moved from its former spring date to November in 2013, so families could jointly celebrate their heritage and blessings in the mont...
ST. IGNATIUS – A group of Mission Valley irrigators have spent the past month formulating a plan to take back local control of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project that integrates many practices created for a recently-defunct management board, but also incorporates a markedly different system of repr...
ST. IGNATIUS – Attorney Bruce Fredrickson asked the Flathead Joint Board of Control on Nov. 12 to consider hiring a 2015 legislative lobbyist from the eastern part of the state who is currently unfamiliar with ongoing irrigation water disputes on the Flathead Reservation. The lobbyist will foc...
ST. IGNATIUS – A Helena-based engineer told irrigation commissioners Nov. 12 that he believes he can provide critical insight into how the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project currently runs and could be improved, as the irrigation districts attempt to gain control of the project through lawsuit and obta...
RONAN – In Ronan, saying thanks on the fourth Thursday in November isn’t just a time for gathering with family and friends. For many, it is a time for spending time with community. As many as 400 people are expected to chow down on 50 pies, 35 turkeys, and more than 200 pounds of potatoe...
RONAN – After 100 years of weathering fire, funding shortages, and changing locations, the Ronan Library will celebrate its centennial this week. Librarian Michelle Fenger invited folks to come out Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., dressed in costumes of period attire from a century ago for the Lib...
