Articles Written By: Melea Burke
MISSOULA — A 52-year-old Charlo woman pled guilty last week to embezzling $676,000 from Whitefish Credit Union in Polson over a period of more than 10 years. Kathleen Louise Sammons accepted a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in U.S. District Court in Missoula, and now faces possible se...
It’s no secret that Montana is plagued with drunk driving. DUI laws are a hot topic in the Legislature this year as lawmakers grapple with the most effective methods of reducing the number of DUI offenders, especially repeat offenders, in the state. While some contend that harsher punishments such as l...
PABLO — In August, project manager Gordon Wind compared the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project to a rusty Titanic headed for an iceberg. Formerly managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Flathead Reservation’s 100-year-old system of canals, ditches and dams was turned over to a cooperative ma...
Controversy over Montana’s Medical Marijuana Act has certainly stirred the pot this legislative session, with a variety of bills introduced to regulate what many Montanans see as an out-of-control situation. Since an October 2009 statement by the Obama administration that the federal government would n...
As winter snow thaws and the sun brings new life to the earth, the words “spring cleaning” strike fear into the hearts of homeowners everywhere. But spring cleaning doesn’t have to be overwhelming. It can be a rejuvenating experience — and quite a satisfying one — if properly pl...
ST. IGNATIUS — After putting in winning appearances at the 64th annual Montana Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Leadership Conference March 17-19 in Billings, two members of Mission High School’s FCCLA club will be soon be on the road to Anaheim, Cali., for the national confe...
ST. IGNATIUS — There’s been a lot of talk about dates in Mission this year, but so far, none of them are settled. A proposed schedule change for the 2011-12 middle and high school academic year has teachers in turmoil and the school board grappling with making the right decision for the St. Ignat...
ST. IGNATIUS — If you could calculate how much of Braylin Coville’s young life has been spent in a hospital, it would equal close to half of his 18 months. But you’d never guess Braylin was a cancer patient, watching the blue-eyed little troublemaker run around the shop where his dad works ...
A Ronan man who allegedly stabbed an acquaintance in October was sentenced last Wednesday in District Court after accepting a plea agreement with the state. Jon Lozeau, 23, received a five-year deferred sentence and was ordered to serve 30 days in the Lake County Jail and pay a $500 fine and other court f...
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