Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
CHARLO – Students in the Charlo School District posted test score passing rates that skyrocketed past levels of other schools across the state and Mission Valley, Superintendent Thom Peck told school board members last week. He attributed success on the state-administered science College Readi...
Sunday, Aug. 17 update FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — The lightning-caused Seepay Fire burning on the Flathead Indian Reservation 20 miles west of Dixon is currently at 1,050 acres, with hot spots primarily on the western flank. Humidity and rain throughout the past three days has s...
RONAN — The annual Pioneer Days Street Dance was a much calmer, safer event this year thanks to the combined efforts of local law enforcement and community volunteers, city officials said last week. The dance’s future hinged on the outcome of the event, as city officials said they would ...
RONAN — Three Ronan police officers say they’ve been running themselves ragged without overtime pay for the past few weeks to keep the town safe in wake of an officer shortage, even as an eligible officer has gone unused. Officers Tim Case and Pat Noble told the city council last week th...
RONAN – The forward direction of the selection process for Ronan police chief was muddied last week as allegations of favoritism and possibly illegal questions on the application were thrown out by city council members, city staff, and applicants for the job. The council decided to advertise t...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Town Council voted Aug. 5 to implement a bike registry and considered raising fines for misdemeanors in an attempt to crack down a crime wave that officials said has gotten out of control. The town has suffered a number of stolen bicycles, youth running amok, an...
LAKE COUNTY — Flathead Lake is an ideal cool place to spend the blazing last days of summer, but Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin reminds people that fun outings can end up in a trip to the hospital or jail if proper safety measures aren’t taken. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies h...
RONAN – Three men succeeded in breaking previously untouched colts in a four-hour time span at the Ronan rodeo arena over the weekend, but one trainer’s superior showmanship brought the crowd to its feet and won over the judges to bring home the buckle. Sparky Wallace of Fairfield was na...
RONAN – School was out for summer, but parents and children in Ronan kept hitting the books over the past couple months. The Ronan Library celebrated the end of its summer reading program on Saturday with a barbecue and prize party. More than 430 people registered this year, with 252 people lo...
It is not proper etiquette to bring your goat to the dinner table, but when you are sitting at the fair chowing down on delicious barbecue there might be an exemption for that rule. Snowflake, a small goat showed by young Bryanne Zempel, was so famished after strutting his stuff at the small fry sto...
