Articles Written By: Melea Burke
ST. IGNATIUS — Monday was a little like Christmas at the St. Ignatius School. Superintendent Bob Lewandowski and technology coordinator Matt Lyon spread plenty of back-to-school cheer as they handed out 10 brand new iPads to administrators and school board members — part of a plan to upgrade to c...
A wildland fire burned about 714 acres off of Highway 211 — the gravel road connecting Ronan with Hot Springs — over the weekend, but there were no active fires on the Flathead Reservation as of Monday. “We got a little bit of moisture on the ground, as you can see,” Confederated S...
DIXON — Another busy Melon Days weekend filled with good old-fashioned fun has come and gone, but don't worry. Before Melon Days began last weekend, planning for next year’s festival was already under way. While this year saw the return of the popular farmers’ Olympics, organizer C...
For administrative staff in the Polson School District, sitting at a desk could be a workout. Since early March, several members of Polson High School’s and Cherry Valley Elementary’s office staff have been using exercise ball chairs in place of traditional office chairs. And they say it...
Recycling is on the rise in Lake County, according to Lake County Solid Waste District program manager Mark Nelson. In May, the city of Polson got a $24,000 Recycling Infrastructure Grant from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The money went to buy 60- and 95-gallon bins, 15-gallon tubs, wi...
Lake County officials have in custody a fourth suspect in the 2005 murder of Harold Mitchell Jr., a 73-year-old St. Ignatius man. Nigel Ernst arrived at the Lake County Jail Tuesday afternoon after being transported from federal prison in Victorville, Calif., where he was serving time for felony possessio...
ST. IGNATIUS — For the third time in less than a year and a half, St. Ignatius is once again in need of a police chief. Shay Clairmont resigned from the police department effective Aug. 25, and Mayor Charley Gariepy said the town doesn’t have a replacement yet. Gariepy planned to meet wi...
DIXON — Dixon Melon Days will see the return of one of its most popular events this year: the Farmer Olympics. “We’re bringing everything back,” Melon Days coordinator Cindy Hill said, noting that the organizational committee has already planned to reintroduce the traditional kids&...
ARLEE — A $1.2 million emergency fund grant, earmarked for replacement of the South Valley Creek Bridge north of Arlee, is on its way to the Flathead Reservation from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Safety of Dams program manager Mike Brown received verbal confi...
ARLEE — It’s been a good year for the Arlee Volunteer Fire Department. After moving out of a 50-year-old building that was once the town jail to a brand new facility in January, the department has recently added several pieces of new equipment that Chief Ken Light said will improve service to the...
