Business

RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery will hold another street closure event on Aug. 26, this time to raise money for the other cooperative in town, the Western Montana Musicians Co-op.  The co-ops have been working together for some time, the musicians filling every Wednesday at the brewery with live performances. The musicians co-op however, was recently hit with a significant rent increase in July.  “We’re talking from $200 to $1,200,” Jake Kimmel, Talent Coordinator of the musicians co-op and new taproom server at the brewery explained.  “Ever since I started working here, they always provided us with musicians. We wanted to show the...

RONAN — With an equine rehab facility on the way once a barn is constructed, projected to finish in late 2023, the Infinity Appaloosa Ranch has expanded the offerings for horse care in Ronan.  The ranch, owned by Mistelle and Michael Lewis and managed by business partner Diana Whitworth, opened...

RONAN — Mission West Community Development Partners (MWCDP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Knutson-Walter as its new Executive Director effective Monday 8-1-2022. “Heather has the perfect combination of education, experience and passion to lead Mission West. We are delighted...

RONAN — The two cooperatives in Ronan are coming together this month to help support Co-op Brewery Taproom Manager Eric Brunet as he faces the navigates changes to his mobility.   Brunet suffers from a rare genetic neurological disorder called Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), or Episodic Ataxia, w...

News from Karen Dunwell, Flathead Lake Museum POLSON — Members of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum Board gathered in front of the museum to kick off the start of a multi-phase construction project. Donations from our community and the Polson Redevelopment Agency have made this work possible. The fi...

News from Karen Dunwell, Flathead Lake Museum POLSON — Members of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum Board gathered in front of the museum to kick off the start of a multi-phase construction project. Donations from our community and the Polson Redevelopment Agency have made this work possible. The fi...

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today continued his push to support Montana small businesses across the state grow and create good-paying jobs by securing $61,327,969 for Montana’s State Small Business Credit Initiative through the American Resc...

RONAN — Mission West Community Development Partners, along with remote work program Trepademics, has conducted a feasibility study for creating a coworking space and more remote worker opportunities in the tri-county area.  Zen Parry of Trepademics has worked remotely all over the world for aro...

RONAN — On July 21, Ronan’s Cooperative Brewery played host to the new Beers and Gears car show featuring the local car club Mission Valley Cruisers.  Head Brewer Jim Myers had previously met the Cruisers and reached out to them again when it came time for another community street closure...

POLSON — Applications for grant funding from the Tax Increment Finance district (TIF) were a major focus of last Monday’s Polson City Commission meeting, beginning with a unanimous vote to approve a grant to Mark and Dana Johnston for a remodeling project at their home on 2nd St. E.  The ...