Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
Is anyone else sick of how the federal government doesn’t do its job very well? I am, and since I’ve got you as a captive audience, I’d like to make fun of them if you don’t mind. Just to be clear: I identify with neither major party and voted for neither President Obama nor ...
POLSON — Now in its 12th year, the twice-annual Mack Days fishing event is aimed at reducing Flathead Lake’s lake trout population and increasing the native bull and cutthroat trout population. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the tournament, however, are the tagged trout. An ext...
RONAN — Kicking Horse Job Corps has started furloughing employees to meet budget restrictions at the federal level. According to the United States Department of Labor, “The Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diplo...
RONAN - Ronan's city council had much to discuss during the March 23 meeting. Open container applications were accepted for a Mission Valley Mariners fundraiser, the University of Montana spring football scrimmage Apr. 12-13, a Western Montana Water Users Association meeting in May and Ronan's Agriculture...
ARLEE — After graduating most of the team after last season, Arlee’s track and field squad is looking to have a great year despite their inexperience. “Young,” Coach Russell Baker said of this year’s team. “We’re awfully young and we graduated a lot of kids ...
CHARLO — Two weeks ago, Charlo School District 7J Superintendent Thom Peck received preliminary budget reports from Montana's Office of Public Instruction forecasting nearly $200,000 in budget cuts to the district. Peck said the cuts came about as a result of declining enrollment, a phenomenon...
HELENA — This year’s wolf hunt saw the largest take in the hunt’s short history. According to a press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the minimum number of wolves in Montana at the end of 2012 was 625 wolves in 147 packs and 37 breeding pairs — a population decrease ...
RONAN — Warming temperatures, blue skies, budding flowers and rapidly greening grass are all surefire signs that spring and outdoor activities are on the way. As farmers and gardeners start planting vegetables and outdoorsmen take to the woods, several wildlife management bureaus are asking resident...
RONAN — Post-traumatic stress disorder is a daily reality for many citizens, combat veterans and civilians alike. While most efforts to treat the disorder focus on combat veterans and their symptoms, few organizations focus on the effect PTSD has on veterans’ family members, friends and significa...
MISSOULA — The 10 Sticks Lacrosse Club kicked off its third season last weekend with three hard-fought, close games. The team lost its first game to Sentinel High School 5-3 Thursday, but followed it up with a resounding 6-4 victory over the Hellgate Knights JV squad. Ambrose Brown and Dan LaF...
