Articles Written By: Melea Burke
LAUREL — In their final meet of the season, Ronan High School speech and drama students turned in some winning performances, claiming third place in the state tournament held in Laurel over the weekend. The entire team made the semifinals, and students won five medals to push the team into the top thre...
CHARLO — They say you learn who your true friends are in times of crisis. For one Charlo family, that has meant a whole town coming together to support them as they face hardship on many levels. Just over three months ago, the Smith family had no idea how their lives were about to change. A huge blo...
ST. IGNATIUS — When a loved one disappears, the story rarely ends as happily as it did for a tightly knit Amish community in St. Ignatius last week. Local authorities began a massive ground and air search for 30-year-old Naomi Ruth Engbretson around midnight Sunday, Jan. 23, after her family report...
ST. IGNATIUS — “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles R.C. Murchie must have realized the truth of that statement. He certainly left his mark on the hearts of many in the Mission Valley with his war...
RONAN — The numbers are intimidating, and the task at hand is not an easy one. But a dedicated group of people in the Ronan community are determined to save their library one way or another. To that end, the Ronan City Library Board of Trustees planned to meet Tuesday night to decide whether or not to ...
Having already weathered several storms this winter, Lake County residents are enjoying a reprieve as warmer temperatures have halted major snowfall, at least for now. But with the La Nina weather phenomenon in action, meteorologists predict a cycle of heavy snow with intermittent periods of warming — ...
CHARLO — As fourth-grader Lane Smyth waited for the Charlo School geography bee to begin last Wednesday, he was more than a little apprehensive. He’d already taken second in his class competition, but now was faced with competing against 14 other students, including older kids up through eighth g...
RONAN — Several Ronan students had outstanding finishes at a speech, drama and debate invitational hosted by Ronan High School on Jan. 15, coach Melissa Knabe said. Eleven schools from western and central Montana registered nearly 380 contestants in 15 events, so there was plenty of stiff competition. ...
PABLO — At first glance, a roomful of teenage girls looks like an arts and crafts party among close friends. Bright wrapping paper, other colorful scraps of paper and markers cover several long tables as the girls wrap cardboard boxes, letting loose an occasional giggle as they work. But the reason the...
RONAN — The new year has gotten off to a busy start for the Ronan Police Department, with arrests in several felony cases in just the first half of January, Ronan assistant police chief Art Walgren said. “It’s just really swamped us lately,” Walgren said. “We normally have l...
