Articles Written By: Kate Haake
Candidates for the state legislature are grappling with medical marijuana issues as more Montanans become patients and caregivers. When the 2011 legislature convenes in January, legislators will address areas from the patient approval process to caregiver regulations. In this article, local candidates discus...
RONAN — The Ronan City Library Board Chairman Frank Delgado approached the city council on Monday seeking a letter of understanding for a mill levy request. The library board is hoping to have the 20 mills approved by the city council by June 14, and plans to give detailed information about the mill le...
After three years of planning, compromise and construction, Charlo School’s multi-purpose facility is finally finished. Plans for the $1.5 million project began after a fire destroyed the previous gymnasium that was over 50 years old. Superintendent Paul Jenkins, who wasn’t empl...
When Montana legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes in 2004, only a handful of patients registered to be legal medical marijuana patients. But in the last few years that number has exploded from 800 people in 2008 to 12,000 registered patients so far this year. The numbers are staggering and leave the...
PABLO — According to a national survey done in 2008, 57.6 percent of Lake County eighth-graders had tried more than a few sips of alcohol. By the time these students reach their sophomore year in high school, that number rises to nearly 80 percent. The shocking numbers are higher than both the...
The Lake County Spay/Neuter Task Force fixed 212 furry friends this weekend at a low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Pablo. The critters yelped and sniffed anxiously at the makeshift kennels while waiting for their turn to go under the knife. Some just waking up from anesthesia, softly mewed, while others atte...
Montana's medical marijuana law allows patients to assign themselves caregivers — someone, 18 or older, "who agrees to take responsibility for managing the wellbeing of a person with respect to the medical use of marijuana." In this article, three local caregivers explain what they do and what their jo...
RONAN — The marriage of two contrasting styles is never an easy feat. In fact, it’s hard to imagine country and urban decor in a fluid combination at all. But in the home of Lee and Carlee Schnase the two styles blend perfectly – illuminating a unique style of loft and ranch that is truly a...
CHARLO — The Charlo School Board terminated the contracts of the six non-tenured teachers last Tuesday at a school board meeting. The decision came after the district was faced with budget cuts due to decreasing enrollment. The district is also struggling with increasing insurance premiums. Curre...
RONAN — At a Ronan City Council meeting on Monday, the city council moved to approve a contract with St. Luke Community Hospital that would charge the Ronan Police Department $300 per sexual assault exam. “This is a bargain when you look at what everyone else is being charged,” Assistant...
