Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN – After serving 10 weeks as chief of police, Valent Maxwell endured an extensive and aggressive round of questioning about his job performance from the Ronan City Council on Jan. 7. Councilman Chris Adler aired a laundry list of concerns that ranged from Maxwell being non-responsive to emergency ...
ST. IGNATIUS – Representatives of Great West Engineering place the blame for delays and rising costs of a St. Ignatius water improvement project on a lack of communication and cooperation from the Town Council. At a Jan. 7 meeting the council agreed to find funding sources for more than $37,00...
LAKE COUNTY – Election 2014 will bring more than a new set of political candidates to choose from for Lake County voters. The next political cycle will be the first in which constituents vote in state house and senate districts that emerged from the decennial redistricting process and the first in whic...
After a 212-year lifespan of illuminating darkness, the U.S. federal government pulled the final plug on standard incandescent light bulbs Jan. 1. Manufacturers will no longer be able to produce 40-watt or 60-watt incandescent bulbs. Stronger 100-watt and 75-watt bulbs were phased out over the past couple of...
There’s a flavor showdown brewing on Fourth Avenue in Ronan, as two new eateries opened in the past month to bring two distinct styles of cooking influenced by the same country: Mexico. The Sonora Grill and La Cocina De Esperanza are only one block away from each other, but each restaurant&rsq...
Like lemmings barreling off a cliff into the great unknown, dozens of people decided to face the start of another year’s uncertainty together, by charging from the shoreline of Riverside Park, into the icy 39-degree waters of Flathead Lake, in the annual Polar Plunge on Jan. 1. “It felt ...
RONAN —The City of Ronan was expected to hire a third city attorney in less than a year’s time at a Monday council meeting. Ronan attorney Kathleen O’Rourke Mullins was listed for hire on the town’s agenda as of press time. Mayor Kim Aipperspach said the city’s...
The name of Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Shad Andersen was spelled incorrectly in the Jan. 1 story “Bus inspections keep children safe.” The Valley Journal regrets the error.
MISSION MOUNTAINS – In many ways the wolverine is nature’s original mountaineer. The large weasels rarely exceed 35 pounds, but have the capability to ascend entire mountains in a couple hours’ time, crush bone that is frozen solid, strangle polar bears to death, and nestle into homes const...
RONAN — A couple dozen bald eagles mesmerized residents in the Ronan area last week, as they flocked together in a field just north of North Crow Clubhouse. “It’s been amazing to watch them,” said Tim Browne, a resident who lives near the field and was one of many people to p...
