Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
MISSOULA – Tribal officials said they will have to mull over changes proposed Oct. 27 by the State of Montana to a draft version of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. The tribal negotiating team’s initial reaction to the document was that state and tribal officials weren...
State and county officials are investigating a suspected arson fire that occurred on Pache Lane on Tuesday, Oct. 28. According to Ronan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Clary a report of a fully-engulfed home came in before 9 p.m. When firefighters arrived on scene, the blaze seemed to be contai...
POLSON – Galen Hawk, 26, of Ronan, is scheduled to be arraigned in Lake County District Court on Nov. 5 for the shooting death of a three-year old that occurred Oct. 22. Prosecutors have charged Hawk with negligent homicide. Because the incident involved a dangerous weapon, Hawk co...
Former Ronan Police Chief John Mitchell filed a lawsuit Oct. 16 in Lake County District Court alleging the City of Ronan violated public meetings laws and employee policy requirements when he was demoted and fired earlier this year. The complaint claims Mitchell was a model employee who never receiv...
RONAN – Montana is part of America’s great bread basket, but nearly 80 percent of the state’s grains are shipped overseas to be processed. Lake County Community Development has spent the last year organizing a conference for Montana Farmer’s Union that explains how farmers can engage ...
Record numbers of families have sought food assistance from the Ronan Bread Basket in recent months and the nonprofit’s leadership is hoping the community will help meet increased demand. The number of families seeking assistance from the Bread Basket has swollen to 250 households, almost doubling t...
RONAN – Ronan City Council on Oct. 20 approved pay raises and funds for many “wish list” budget requests that were put in hold in previous years because of a lack of funds. Mayor Kim Aipperspach explained how the council allocated fund increases to different departments. &...
RONAN – In the past year Ken White has received positive feedback from audiences in major cities across the globe for his film adaptation of James Welch’s novel “Winter in the Blood,” but he was thrilled to see an overflowing turnout when the film was shown at the Entertainer theater ...
An open fire and piping hot roasted pork warmed those who gathered to be merry under the falling crimson and golden leaves of Bockman Park on Saturday. The Ronan Park Board sponsored its second annual Pig in the Park fundraiser, which drew a large crowd that anxiously kept an eye on two pigs in anti...
UPDATE Friday, Oct. 24: Based on facts and evidence gathered during the Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigation, the Lake County Attorney’s Office will be charging 26-year-old Galen Hawk with negligent homicide in the accidental shooting death of ...
