Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN — The city of Ronan has two candidates vying for the Ward I council seat: Incumbent Roger Romero, 48, and Tracy Morigeau Frank, 41. Romero is the chief information officer for Access Montana and network manager for Montana West. He has lived in the area for 23 years. Romero and ...
Deep below the patchwork of soil and water that provides life to the people, livestock, crops and wildlife that call the Mission Valley home, the Mission Fault runs along the base of the Mission Mountains. The minor geological fault line presents a constant threat of earthquakes and secondary hazards that ca...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – All tribal employees were ordered to work on Monday after a Thursday tribal council vote to keep services open despite lack of federal funding due to an ongoing Congressional budgeting stalemate that has left other agencies and services shutdown. “There will be no ...
RONAN — School buses for the Ronan school district were nearly empty on Oct. 2, but superintendent Andy Holmlund was not bothered by the absences. “Just for today, it’s okay,” Holmlund said. Instead of riding the bus, approximately 300 students, parents, teachers, an...
RONAN — Ronan city council voted to eliminate the job of parks maintenance worker Jennifer Rolfsness at its Sept. 30 meeting as part of cost-saving measures to help balance the city’s budget. In a split 4-2 vote, the council adopted a solution laid out in a packet of options prepared by ...
MISSION — The St. Ignatius Town Council approved a new fireworks ordinance and directed grant funds to be allocated for the an officer training program at its Oct. 1 meeting. The new firework ordinance, which will go into effect in November, allows for fireworks to be ignited from 8 a.m. on De...
Incumbent Kim Aipperspach, 55, is a service station manager who has lived in the area for 42 years. He has a wife and four children. Aipperspach has been interested in public service since high school, and worked with many local groups before becoming a city councilman in 1989. He has served 2.5 terms as may...
RONAN — Overindulging in delectable slices of roasted pork while swaying to music as golden leaves fall from the trees of Bockman Park and float down gurgling Spring Creek might not sound like the most straightforward way to help improve community health. But this Saturday’s festivities at the Pi...
POLSON — When pundits argue about protecting the world’s natural resources, pros and cons of cost and environmental damage are usually weighed. Dennis and Susen Villegas of Polson are concerned society has overlooked one of its greatest assets. “Our greatest natural resour...
RONAN — July correspondence from the state attorney general’s office to the Ronan city clerk advised that reserve police officers cannot be paid under state law, but departments and sheriff’s offices across the state, including local law enforcement agencies, continue to offer compensation ...
