Articles Written By: Kathi Beeks
The holidays are meant to be a joyous and celebratory time for the masses. We jingle and we jangle. We carol and we herald. We send cards and decorate yards. We prep and we wrap. We elf on the shelf. We deck the halls and trim the tree with ornate balls. Our nights are bright with festive lights. We...
News from Carroll College HELENA — Carroll College is proud to announce the appointment of Jennifer Glowienka, Ph.D., as its 20th president, effective July 1, 2026. This historic decision makes her the first woman to hold a fully appointed presidential role in the college’s 116-year history....
LAKE COUNTY — With over 35 million chickens destroyed nationally, and 10% of the nation’s laying chickens gone, other than a rise in the cost of eggs at local markets, Lake County appears to have escaped the avian flu issue. Jack Stivers, currently acting as interim agent at MSU Extension i...
RONAN - Buddy Cheff, emcee for the March 12 legislative update meeting, got the event underway by inviting the approximately 85+ people in attendance to join him in the pledge of allegiance. Each guest legislator then had five minutes to share their recent efforts at the state legislature. Tracy Sharp, a ...
MISSION VALLEY — Three free Thanksgiving Day Community Dinners are set to be prepared and served or packaged in different areas of the Mission Valley. Each dinner event provides a unique story of how it began and why it remains important to the people served and the people serving. Polson For o...
For her entire life, Emilie McGrath heard stories about her grandfather, Raymond William Latty, even though he died many years before her birth. Her father John Latty kept his Pops’ memory alive by sharing stories about him all through her growing up years. Raymond grew up living and working on a fa...
ST. IGNATIUS — History came to life in the Mission Valley last weekend during the annual Fort Connah Rendezvous. Known as the oldest building in Montana, the Fort Connah Trading Post was built in 1846-47 for the Hudson Bay Company Trading by Angus McDonald. With over 1,700 descendants, Angus McDonald&r...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Firefighters annual fundraising picnic and auction took place for the 26th year on Saturday, June 15, at Old Town Field from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to St. Ignatius Fire Chief Paul Adams, the goal for their annual fundraising picnic is to “beat it out of the...
RONAN — The 49th annual Early Childhood Education Powwow began by honoring the woman who initiated the event. Jeanne Christopher quickly rose through the ranks of Headstart, beginning as a parent volunteer, to cook, teacher, and director. Always a champion for children and parents, Jeanne’s ca...
“Every overdose is someone’s child. Don’t judge, educate.” This statement challenges public compassion as well as understanding of addiction. Tribal Opioid Response Director Kathy Ross intends to spread the message via T-shirts, bumper stickers and posters. Ross currently wor...
