Articles Written By: Mike Moore
RONAN – The Mission Rockies used a five-run scoring rally to down No. 3 seed Plains in the regular American Legion Babe Ruth Tournament this past weekend at the Dorothy Lundvall baseball complex in Ronan. The Rockies entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed after losing only one regular season game. Pl...
POLSON – Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai people thrived for centuries on the rich bounty of Mission Valley’s natural resources. Bull trout, a native species of fish, have traditionally been an important food source for tribal people when other foods were out of season or completely consumed....
RONAN – Approximately 150 community members gathered under welcome sunshine in Ronan’s Bockman Park last Friday. But it wasn’t the warm weather that brought them together. Crab lovers from around the community came out for the biannual crab fest to fill their bellies in support of a good ca...
PABLO – Native American drug and alcohol specialists from more than seven different tribes throughout the state came together this past week at Two Eagle River school to learn about research-based methods for substance abuse prevention. The purpose of the workshop was to educate tribal community leader...
BUTTE – A pair of Charlo football stars helped the Red team prevail during the 28th annual Bob Cleverley All-Star eight-man football game. The game was held at the Alumni Coliseum in Butte where its been played for the past 22 straight years. Chico Stipe and Austin Bauer were all the difference Satu...
TULSA, Okla. - Life threw Ronan softball coach and teacher Tom Peterson a curveball on May 2, a day he will never forget. Peterson knew something was severely wrong when he noticed blood while using the bathroom. After seeking advice from medical professionals in Ronan, he had further testing done in a Kalis...
It’s been a tough year - not only for farmers and ranchers in the foothills of the Mission Mountain range, but also for grizzly bears who call the area home. During the past 10 months four grizzly bears have been euthanized due to grizzly-chicken encounters, with two grizzly killings in a four-mile rad...
As waters continue to rise after relentless rain and rising temperatures, farmers who rely on irrigation waters from Crow Dam Reservoir could see devastating effects. According to Moiese farmer Bill Howell, the spillway of the dam is in disrepair, with some gates not functioning. Currently the reservoir is l...
PABLO – More than 300 tribal individuals traveling from as far away as Canada, Utah and Wyoming came together this past weekend to reconnect as one family in an old cultural tradition. The event was the Adeline Mathias SKC Stick Game Tournament, which was the first memorial tribute to Mathias - honorin...
The last thing 17 year-old Ronan graduate Jason Taylor remembers of May 29 was building a fire with his buddies at the kegger party after graduation. Next thing he knows, he’s strapped to a bed with tubes down his nostrils and throat after awaking from a 17-hour coma. “I never expected somethi...
