Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
POLSON — Harry Lozeau, 53, made his first appearance in district court Thursday, June 19 in the alleged homicide death of his brother, Terry Lozeau, 51. After Judge Deborah Kim Christopher appointed the Public Defender’s Office as Harry’s attorney, Public Defender Ashley Morigeau t...
RONAN — The Ronan City Council last week passed an ordinance that would limit the hours fireworks can be set off within the city. Under the ordinance detonation of fireworks are allowed June 24 until July 2 from 8 a.m. until the town’s curfew. The curfew is 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thur...
RONAN — Last week members of the Ronan City Council leaned more toward outsourcing its police department than when they first considered the idea in September 2013, but the council ultimately voted to keep the department in-house and initiate new procedures for hiring a police chief. “I think ...
MISSOULA – A Lake County man filed a federal court case June 12, alleging his rights to practice Native American cultural beliefs were violated while he was enrolled in a state prison program in Anaconda. Darrin Matt, 37, in a self-written complaint, claimed prison officials refused to let him...
ST. IGNATIUS – Freeloading web surfers and off-task students, beware. St. Ignatius School District will close its open Internet network to outside users and implement a stringent usage monitoring policy in July. The policy is meant to protect students from the dangers of misuse and to free up ...
ST. IGNATIUS – Parent Amy Vaughan says the St. Ignatius Elementary School playground is more than a place where children spend a brief reprieve in the sunshine between arithmetic and reading class. It is a valuable community asset where children grow. “The heart of the community lies in ...
POLSON — Harry Lozeau, 53, made his first appearance in district court Thursday, June 19 in the alleged homicide death of his brother, Terry Lozeau, 51. After Judge Deborah Kim Christopher appointed the Public Defender’s Office as Harry’s attorney, Public Defender Ashley...
The harrowed rows were a bit more askew than most that line the fields of Lake County, but the seeds tossed inside won’t know that it was a primitive piece of metal drawn by the deftly trained feet of a horse, and not the hum of a modern day tractor that gave them a home to grow in. The 2nd an...
RONAN — Last week the Ronan City Council reversed an earlier decision to hire a police chief without advertising specifically for the position and decided to take heed of a police commissioner’s concerns about whether the latest hiring process was kosher. After a brief executive session ...
WESTERN MONTANA – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes hosted a day-long informational session for state legislators in Helena last week about a proposed water compact that would impact much of western Montana. At the same time, irrigators of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project expresse...
