Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
Bill Barron and Rory Horning are pitted against each another in the race for Lake County Commissioner. Incumbent Barron was born and raised in Montana. He’s lived in Lake County for 18 years. He has been a Lake County Commissioner for more than five years. He is a member of the Montana Association o...
LAKE COUNTY — Joey Jayne and Randal “Randy” Owens are candidates for Lake County justice of the peace. Incumbent Jayne has served as justice of the peace since Jan. 2, 2013. She is a licensed Montana attorney who has lived in Lake County since 1992. She said the one of her...
RONAN – The words “career fair” are usually associated with audiences of teenagers and adults, but K. William Harvey Dean of Students Carey Swanberg tried to change that stereotype last week as the school hosted its first career fair for elementary students. Approximately 70 third ...
The drumbeats pounded loudly, reverberated across the gymnasium and shook themselves into the chests of the hundreds of spectators who watched brothers Luke and Stan Whiteman of Calgary, Alberta twist and twirl so traditional regalia formed blurs of orange and pink. The drums beat faster and faster, at the u...
Mission Irrigation District underwent a major change in direction on April 21, as two new commissioners were sworn in and the district obtained new legal counsel. The district also voted to align itself with the Flathead Irrigation District in an attempt to reform the Flathead Board of Joint Control or a ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Documents that could play a critical role in various lawsuits pertaining to water rights disputes on the Flathead Reservation are missing from the Mission Irrigation District’s files. Last week the district’s staff and commissioners asked people to come forward if they have a...
CHARLO — Three children and an adult sustained minor injuries in a collision between a pickup truck and a school bus early this morning near Charlo. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Tony Isbell a Charlo District School bus was westbound on Highway 212 when it stopped at a railroad crossin...
RONAN — John Mitchell was demoted last week and became the third Ronan police chief to fall from power in the past 10 months. Mayor Kim Aipperspach was designated the acting police chief in the place of Mitchell, who remains a regular officer on the force of four people. Aippers...
POLSON — Multiple businesses in the Polson area have accepted counterfeit money recently. Business owners have been urged to protect their businesses and be on the lookout for these recognizable signs: • All bills being spent are reported to have been $20 dollar bills, and all of thes...
RONAN — Ballots to vote for Ronan School Board trustee candidates were mailed to residents within the Ronan School District on April 18. Depending on the resident’s physical address, voters will be checking boxes for either one candidate for a three-year seat, or two candidates to fill two three-...
