Valley Journal
Valley Journal

This Week’s e-Edition

Current Events

Latest Headlines

What's New?

Send us your news items.

NOTE: All submissions are subject to our Submission Guidelines.

Announcement Forms

Use these forms to send us announcements.

Birth Announcement
Obituary

Articles with the Tag: Ronan

Irvine pleads guilty to assault Irvine pleads guilty to assault

POLSON — A Ronan man who was accused of head butting a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on March 9 to felony assault on a peace or judicial officer. Clint Headdress Irvine, 30, was charged with assaulting Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Jernigan o...

Ronan High School choir performs on PBS Ronan High School choir performs on PBS

RONAN — Last week, the Ronan High School Choir had their performance aired on Montana PBS. An opportunity presented to Ronan students in years past, Celebrate America is a national program designed to give “life-enhancing” opportunity to the country’s youth by showcasing their choi...

Ronan acquires new property next to city park Ronan acquires new property next to city park

RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee announced during a Feb. 22 meeting that the city of Ronan was recently able to purchase property behind the Second Chance Saloon.  “We’ve been trying to buy that property for years,” Public Works Director Dan Miller commented.  ...

Charlo boys, girls finish runner ups at district 14C tourney Charlo boys, girls finish runner ups at district 14C tourney

RONAN — On Saturday evening, playing in the 14C District tournament championship held in Ronan, the Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings placed second, earning automatic berths into the Western C Divisional tournament hosted in Frenchtown this weekend. The Superior Lady Bobcats narrowly prevailed over th...

Initial findings of Ninepipe corridor feasibility study shared Initial findings of Ninepipe corridor feasibility study shared

LAKE COUNTY — Improvements to a crucial stretch of U.S. Highway 93 near the Ninepipe Reservoir are being revisited as engineers compare past and current studies on the heavily traveled roadway. An informational meeting was held on Feb. 7 by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and consulti...

Ronan accepted into Main Street program Ronan accepted into Main Street program

RONAN — The Ronan City Council announced during their Feb. 9 meeting that Ronan has been accepted into the Montana Department of Commerce (MDC) Montana Main Street program. Started in 2005, the Montana Main Street program, according to its website, offers technical assistance and expertise to member...

Matt sentenced for sixth DUI

POLSON — A Ronan man who has five prior convictions for DUIs was sentenced at District in Polson Feb. 10 for DUI number six. Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher sentenced Earl Matt Jr., 47, to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with all but two days jail time suspended. Acc...

Area food pantries seek volunteers Area food pantries seek volunteers

LAKE COUNTY — As new residents move into Lake County, food banks throughout are requesting new volunteers to help with their operations. The food bank in St. Ignatius has a population of volunteers that is beginning to age, and as a result have less availability to help. “Most of us are in our...

Valley rivals battle to split Valley rivals battle to split

RONAN — At the Ronan Event Center on Friday evening, Dani Coffman tallied 13 points for the Ronan Maidens in a 51-30 victory over the visiting Polson Lady Pirates while Jarrett Wilson booked 16 points to lead the Polson Pirates to a 56-47 win over the hosting Ronan Chiefs. The game between cross cou...

DPHHS lists Lake County days/hours of at-home rapid test distribution

News from DPHHS Polson: Lake County Public Health, 802 Main Street Suite A, Tuesday 9–11 a.m. and Thursday 2–4 p.m. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes  Arlee: Arlee Tribal Community Center, 34086 Pow Wow Rd., email: COVID19@cskthealth.org,  Days/Hours of At-Ho...


Sponsored by: