Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
POLSON – The blue clad riders spread out their arms in triumph and flashed a smile as they drifted down Polson Hill, finally catching a glimpse of Flathead Lake nestling up against the city where they would rest for the night at a local church. The hopeful energy is more than most people could...
RONAN — Last week Ronan City Council voted to accept a late job application for police chief and bring the city’s hiring pool for the position up to two candidates. The decision came after much discussion about what constituted a completed application, and what exactly the want ad for th...
RONAN — Insurance will cover the cost of a class action lawsuit filed June 3 against the City of Ronan, Ronan Police Department, and the town’s leadership. City Attorney Kathleen O’Rourke Mullins told city council members in a July 21 meeting that she will relay costs for legal ser...
RONAN — Last week more than 80 irrigators and elected officials gathered in Ronan to hear presenters from multiple state agencies explain the intricacies of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. The compact is a reserved water rights settlement agreement between the Trib...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – People living in Seepay and Vanderburg Creek road system areas can expect heavier traffic from workers trying to put out a small wildfire located six miles due south of Perma and 1.5 miles northwest of Three Lakes Peak, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’...
RONAN — Volunteers for the Lake County Council on Aging’s commodity program are worried that they will have problems making food delivery to hundreds of Mission Valley seniors in September, after the container where most of the delivery bags are collected broke. Volunteer Sylvia Krantz s...
ARLEE – The Arlee warehouse for health supplement company Ashley Martin Manufacturing will soon see one production line outsourced to Nevada, but a company official said the move is not expected to lead to layoffs. “We are growing very rapidly as a company and we have outstripped our cap...
RONAN – Members of the Flathead Joint Board of Control nearly doubled the administrative assessments of irrigators last week, saying the increase was necessary to build a war chest to fund specialized legal services required in several lawsuits the board is pursuing, and potential action in regards to ...
RONAN – Members of the Ronan City Council and Ronan Police Commission have narrowed the number of candidates for police chief from seven applicants to two finalists, though some city councilmembers expressed doubt the two finalists would be willing to move to the area for the small salary the position ...
RONAN – The traditionally family-friendly Pioneer Days street dance in Ronan might become an event for people age 21 or older only, if this year’s enhanced security measures don’t cut down on problem behaviors. “We’ll try it one more year as a family thing and if things...
