Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
Dancers wear their finest regalia at powwows: beaded capes, moccasins and belts, bone breastplates and snowy-white feathers. But all the beautiful outfits don’t just appear. Powwow families dedicate hours of skilled time and hundreds of dollars to create these works of art. ShiNaasha ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Life in the town of St. Ignatius is pretty quiet 51 weekends out of the year, but beginning on Friday folks will flood into town for the year’s largest shindig. The 32nd annual Good Old Days Celebration is expected to bring between 500 and 1,000 people to town fo...
ARLEE — A 26-year-old Arlee man died in a single vehicle crash that occurred 1.5 miles south of Arlee on July 12. Dakota William Charles Lafley was in a 1994 Ford Ranger when it rolled over on Jocko Road shortly after noon and ejected at least one of its occupants, Montana Highway Patrol Serge...
RONAN — A woman has died of injuries sustained in a July 9 rollover wreck that occurred six miles south of Ronan near Ninepipe Reservoir at 10:10 a.m. Vivian Thompson, 77, of Missoula, died after being revived in the ambulance on the way to St. Luke Hospital in Ronan and flown to Kalispell Reg...
The candlelit bags twinkled individually as they encircled the Ronan High School track in an embrace of light – a shining beacon of hope for those who are fighting cancer and a reminder of how many bright souls have flickered out because of the disease. On Friday Lake County Relay for Life rai...
ST. IGNATIUS – Superintendent Bob Lewandowski doesn’t like to brag, but he said it was hard for him to not puff out his chest with a little pride for the staff and students of St. Ignatius Schools after annual standardized test results revealed leaps in achievement levels. In 2010, 42 percent ...
RONAN – The City of Ronan has hired a Missoula law firm to handle a class action lawsuit filed against the town’s government and police department. Jasper, Smith and Olsen law firm will represent the City in a class action federal suit filed June 3 against the town, its mayor, former pol...
RONAN — The former parks and recreation director for the City of Ronan has filed a wrongful discharge suit against the City, alleging the last two years of her employment was rife with internal personnel conflict that ultimately led to her dismissal. The lawsuit comes approximately seven month...
RONAN – Most of the halls of Ronan High School were eerily empty last week, but the laughter of young De-Ja-Nay Littlemarry rang through the cafeteria as she ran up to the feeding line to peak into the warming trays. “Lunchtime! Luchtime!” she sang as the smell of chicken wafted th...
Perfect summer weather complimented a long weekend of celebration as Independence Day kicked off with parades, picnics and concerts and culminated with a vivid fireworks display over Flathead Lake and Flathead River in Polson. POLSON Themed “Parade of Stars,” the Polson Fourth of July...
