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Articles with the Tag: Ronan

Chiefs get down to business

The Ronan Chiefs made short work of the Thompson Falls wrestlers in a home dual last Thursday, winning 46-24. “We had several athletes stand out in this dual,” coach Cory Johnston said. “Many of them worked hard all week to get down to the next weight class to make us a more competitive ...

Maidens open season against Whitefish, Frenchtown

The Ronan girls’ basketball team went 1-1 at a tip-off tournament held in Hamilton and Corvallis over the weekend. The Maidens beat the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 44-29 on Friday. Raymi Clairmont led the Maidens with 17 points and seven rebounds while going six for nine from the free throw line. Freshm...

Chiefs down Whitefish, fall to Frenchtown

The Ronan Chiefs started their season with a win over Whitefish and loss to Frenchtown in a weekend tip-off tournament held in Hamilton and Corvallis. On Friday, the Chiefs won a hard-fought game against the Whitefish Bulldogs, 59-56. Kollin Wroblewski led Ronan in scoring with 15 points, adding six rebou...

Help save Ronan’s library

RONAN — Residents of the Ronan School District: the Ronan City Library needs your signature on a petition to create a library district in order to stay open. The City of Ronan is not able to continue to support the library’s financial needs; therefore the library will close. Petitions to creat...

Retired Ronan teachers honored Retired Ronan teachers honored

Former Ronan educators Jim and Cathy Gillhouse were recognized on Oct. 28 as distinguished educators and inducted into the Educator’s Hall of Fame by their alma mater, Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. The recognition took place during homecoming ceremonies.   Jim was a teacher in Ronan fo...

Ronan woman makes life-saving investment Ronan woman makes life-saving investment

RONAN — According to Mission Valley resident Jane Winkley, women living in rural Montana often have a difficult time gaining access to preventative medical care like ultrasounds and mammograms. Some live nearly 250 miles from the nearest hospital and simply do not have the means to travel the distance ...

Friends gather in Ronan for free community Thanksgiving dinner Friends gather in Ronan for free community Thanksgiving dinner

Nearly 25 volunteers showed up to help make the free annual Ronan Community Thanksgiving dinner as warm and comfortable as a family gathering. It also took 22 turkeys and 35 pies to feed more than 400 people, and when guests were stuffed, only three pies and a trace of turkey remained. “I think e...

Holiday shopping in full swing Holiday shopping in full swing

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, the days following Thanksgiving, have become the year’s biggest shopping days and a jumpstart for the holiday season for retailers.  Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, was a heavy shopping day for Americans. Nationwide, a quarter of...

Ronan water project nearly done

RONAN — In 2008, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality put forth a report stating Ronan did not have enough water storage, fire flow, water supply or water treatment to meet regulations. Driven by governing bodies on the state and federal level, the Ronan City Council voted 5-1 in 2008 in fav...

Food pantries can use holiday food, funds Food pantries can use holiday food, funds

Clients for food pantries in Polson and Ronan dropped by about 20 percent in September and October, but now numbers are climbing again as the holidays approach and the economy is still uncertain. “We had a record day on Nov. 20,” said Bryan River, manager of Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry....


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