Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
CHARLO — Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at approximately 7:50 p.m. at Connie’s Countryside Cafe on Monday night. According to owner Connie Stevens, a woman entered the cafe’s back door just before closing time on Monday night, pressed a gun to on...
RONAN – One of Mission Valley’s oldest businesses will be sold this winter, but management says the sale means customers will gain something, instead of losing it. Glacier Bancorp, Inc. announced the purchase of Community Bank, Inc. on Nov. 5. Officials say the purchase will be completed...
POLSON – State, federal, and tribal leaders seemed to agree on a critical legal aspect of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact at a Nov. 5 negotiating session, although they were still slightly at odds over certain water management priorities. The negotiating session is one of th...
POLSON – Galen Hawk, 26, pleaded not guilty to negligent homicide charges on Nov. 5 for the shooting death of a toddler that occurred two weeks earlier. Hawk said nothing in Lake County District Court, as his attorney made the not guilty plea for him to negligent homicide charges and another 2...
POLSON – Judge James A. Manley lowered bail Nov. 5 for a Ronan man set to stand trial in February on murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing his brother. Bond was reduced from $1 million to $300,000 for Harry Lozeau, 53, who led authorities on a two-day long man hunt through rugged t...
RONAN — Holiday shopping in Ronan offers a chance at big prizes. The Ronan Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Treasures program kicked off Nov. 7 and will run through Dec. 19, when drawings will be held for a number of prizes after the Parade of Lights. “We call it the Chamber&...
RONAN – Roads to post-graduate career opportunities are diverse, K. William Harvey third and fourth grade boys learned last week. The school hosted its second career fair for youngsters, with 18 male presenters from different walks of life letting students know the ins and outs of what they do...
RONAN – Journalist Perri Knize utilized extreme dedication in convincing a group of elusive and exclusive all-male historical re-enactors to allow her to follow them on a backcountry adventure through the Rocky Mountains. Knize detailed her year-long endeavor, that resulted in a published Nati...
ST. IGNATIUS – A meeting with the staff of Governor Steve Bullock was seen as a possible in-road to inserting three major concerns some irrigators want put into the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact, but irrigation commissioners who returned from the talk said no progress was made...
HELENA – After a half-year and hundreds of hours spent analyzing legal and technical aspects of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact, proponents and opponents of the agreement devoted much of Oct. 29 and Oct. 30 airing the same talking points that have dominated the conversation ...
