Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
Summer was a slow season for bear-human conflict because of an abundant huckleberry crop that kept the animals gobbling high in the mountains, but Tribal Fish and Game officials expect the likelihood of conflict to increase as berries dry up heading into the fall months. “They will likely be h...
RONAN – Officials for St. Luke Community Hospital said Friday that federal regulations are constricting the abilities of small community medical facilities to provide adequate care for rural residents, making it increasingly important for outside financial contributions like those that poured in at Fri...
Speaker and author Elaine Willman spoke out against the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact at presentations in Helena, Kalispell, and Ronan last week. The Wisconsin-based scholar has studied Native American policies brought forth by the United States government and said that the proposed...
RONAN – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Wilderness Act, approximately 40 second-grade students from Pablo Elementary School hiked on Sept. 3 to the edge of the Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness to learn how to safely appreciate and enjoy the great outdoors. The hike to ...
MISSOULA – The Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission brought several narrowly tailored suggestions about how to protect the rights of Flathead Indian Irrigation Project irrigators to a water compact negotiation session between the state, federal and Confederated Salish and Kootenai governmen...
ST. IGNATIUS – Town and county officials said on Sept. 2 that they will try to better coordinate work schedules to provide more law enforcement coverage for St. Ignatius as the municipality enters its fourth month without a police chief. The council has grappled with citizen complaints of incr...
A few months ago St. Ignatius sheep grower David Sturman walked into a hardware store and was greeted by a neighbor whose salutation was colorful. “I know you,” the person told Sturman. “You are that radical farmer.” Sturman laughed about the unscrupulous label last ...
Elizabeth Lask teaches math at Two Eagle River School. She moved here from Missoula, where she just earned her master’s degree in math education. Before that, Lask taught in Browning. In her spare time, she plays the piano and hangs out with her cat, Roscoe. “I just love working w...
ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Schools welcomes two new teachers this year. Jacob Bosley is the high school Title I and Mission Forward Academy teacher at Mission High School. He is a Mission Valley native who is returning to his alma mater after graduating high school in 2006. It is Bos...
RONAN — Ronan Middle School and Ronan High School welcome several new educators this year. Jessica Jones is the sixth-grade English teacher. Jones is from northeastern Ohio and received her bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and master’s degree from the...
