Articles Written By: Melea Burke
ST. IGNATIUS — Blue and white were the colors of the week in St. Ignatius as the Mission Bulldogs took school spirit to a new level in preparation for Friday night’s homecoming football game. And their efforts paid off when the Bulldogs blew the Thompson Falls Bluehawks out of the air in...
POLSON — A Missoula man who allegedly drove a sport utility vehicle off a cliff into the Flathead River in April, killing two passengers, pled not guilty Sept. 15 to two counts of felony negligent homicide. Shain Steffens, 24, told investigators he was “showing off when he took a turn too fast...
RAVALLI — Seven sheep killed in Ravalli Sept. 13 are likely dead due to a coyote attack, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes wildlife biologist Stacy Courville said. Windmill Village owners David and Nancy Martin awoke Sept. 14 to find seven of their 17 sheep injured or dead. Some of the animals...
POLSON — Nigel Ernst, one of four suspects in the 2005 murder of St. Ignatius resident Harold Mitchell Jr., pled not guilty Sept. 15 to felony deliberate homicide. Ernst was transported to the Lake County Jail Aug. 24 from federal prison in Victorville, Calif., where he was serving time for felony p...
A local group behind a website and several print advertisements alleging wrongdoing by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is being investigated by the state’s Commission of Political Practices for possible illegal campaign activity. “We have a complaint that we’re looking into,...
Perched high on a ridge between the Mission and Jocko Valleys, she raises a pair of military-issue binoculars to her eyes and slowly turns, scanning the hillsides. “Nothing new to report today,” she says, squinting into the sun. It’s a beautiful late summer day — especiall...
ARLEE — Two new teachers joined the Arlee School’s staff this fall: high school science teacher Bill Stockton and third-grade teacher Dustin Keltner. Stockton, who moved to Arlee from Bonner, is filling in for high school science teacher Jeff Padgett while he’s on sabbatical. Original...
It’s hard to imagine a more peaceful gathering than the one at the Ewam Garden of 1,000 Buddhas Saturday. As the global sounds of the Drum Brothers filled the air, prayer flags fluttered in the breeze and young and old reclined in the grass and danced in the sunshine, it was clear that the sixth annual...
Defeat was the last thing on the minds of the Mission Bulldogs as they trotted onto their homefield Friday night for a season opener against the Boulder Panthers. After a winless past season, coach Peter Hamilton’s pre-game message to his players was simple: believe. They needed to believe in ...
PABLO — A Pablo rancher lost around 120 round bales of barley hay Friday to a fire started by spontaneous combustion, according to Ronan Fire Chief Mark Clary. The fire was reported by a Tribal Division of Fire helicopter pilot who spotted the smoke en route to Flathead River around 10:30 a.m. Frida...
