Articles Written By: Mike Moore
POLSON – After finishing a successful career as a Polson Pirate, 18-year-old Kendyall Rochin made a last minute decision to continue playing tennis at the college level, signing with Montana State University-Billings. “It was time to make a decision and I went for it,” Rochin said. &ldqu...
LIBBY – The Mission Valley Mariners suffered a rough second half to their district tournament run this past weekend in Libby, but there is still hope to bring home some state tournament hardware. Since the Mariners will be hosting the state tournament this weekend, July 28 to Aug. 1, the team automatic...
RONAN – This year there are four young ladies vying for Ronan Pioneer Days Trailblazer Queen. These Trailblazers are competing by raising funds for the Ronan Pioneer Days Scholarship and other Pioneer Days’ events by selling Pioneer Days themed buttons to local businesses and towns in Lake County...
CHARLO – Jason Stevens built more than an impressive resume while attending the Montana Junior Police Leadership Academy in Helena earlier this month when he put his shy nature behind him to stand out among his peers. At the age of 17, the Charlo native is turning heads in the law enforcement community...
RONAN – For the 72nd year, Lake County is preparing for a fun-filled, action-packed county fair. Starting July 25, the festivities will run through Sunday, July 31. This year’s fair has it all, from the annual 4-H animal judging, to live concerts by the Babaganoush acoustic band, and the band ...
Despite losing all of their pool play games, the No. 4-seeded Polson Pirate All-Stars defeated the No. 1 seed Kalispell National League and the Mission Mountain All-Stars in two tightly contested games. With the wins, the Pirate All-Stars played Columbia Falls in the championship game, where they lost 14-3. ...
Coach Jami Hanson knew this week would test his team, as they played three doubleheaders against some talented conference competition. The team picked up a win during the first half of their doubleheader against the Missoula Mavericks in Polson on Wednesday, where the second game was postponed due to incleme...
RONAN – “From the beginning we felt God called us to work among the tribal people in West Africa,” missionary Emosi Tatukivei said. That calling would eventually impact thousands of lives in a small West African country halfway around the world. In 2005 Tatukivei took his wife Silvana an...
RONAN – During the regularly-scheduled Ronan City Council meeting on July 11, council rejected accepting contaminated water from the old county road shop to be disposed of into the city’s sewer system. According to Lake County Commissioner Ann Brower, the water has been sitting in the wells since...
RONAN – What’s the first thing an artist does when they see their family after spending their senior year of high school more than 2,700 miles from home? Show off their new work, of course. During a recent happy reunion with his family, 18-year-old artist Alex Greenfield was more eager to show...
