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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

St. Ignatius Council prepares to purchase property, replace municipal judge

ST. IGNATIUS — Much of the St. Ignatius Town Council’s July meeting was spent discussing the upcoming finalization of a property purchase, as well as how to handle the recent resignation of the town’s municipal judge. The property in question houses the Mission Valley Food Pantry, as wel...

Group collects supplies for people in need

News from Lake County  Community Support LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Community Support is a small nonprofit organization based in St. Ignatius as a 501(c)3 certified nonprofit with two projects to share with the community. The main service of LCCS is delivering food and other essential supp...

St. Ignatius seniors for July 7, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — I hope you all had a great holiday weekend, and are finding ways to stay cool. We are anticipating a fabulous Good Ol’ Days weekend is coming up July 16 through July 18. Please join the festivities. There are flyers posted all over town and the St. Ignatius Senior Center will host ...

Multiple candidates file for local seats Multiple candidates file for local seats

Municipal elections in the Mission Valley’s three incorporated communities suddenly became races when multiple candidates filed on, or just before, the deadline of June 21.  All three towns went from one, or in Polson’s case, no candidates for mayor to contests for each seat. In St. Ignat...

St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department hosts annual picnic St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department hosts annual picnic

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department got back to having an annual picnic this year with their Saturday fundraiser after last year was canceled due to the pandemic.  “We had a nice rebound after one year of nothing,” said department chief Reece Bailey. Bailey ...

St. Ignatius Seniors for June 30, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — Seems like summer is getting busy and so are we. The Fourth of July is right around the corner and we hope you enjoy your celebrations. Then right after that comes Good Ol’ Days with a weekend worth of activities. Please check out the posters around town, listing events. Our men...

Deferred sentence gets revoked

District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher revoked the three-year deferred sentence of a St. Ignatius woman after she violated conditions of her release by committing more crimes. Shaylynn Jamie Reid, 25, pleaded guilty to felony charges of forgery and theft of identity, and she was sentenced on...

Trial date set for aggravated assault

Two inmates in the Lake County Detention Center are accused of a brutal attack of another inmate.  Nicholi Thomas Assiniboine, 31, and Larrs Jalen Omingo, 20, both of St. Ignatius, each entered pleas of not guilty at District Court in Polson on June 16 to aggravated assault. Assiniboine is facing one...

Fort Connah helps keep history alive at annual rendezvous Fort Connah helps keep history alive at annual rendezvous

The historic Fort Connah, located about six miles north of St. Ignatius on U.S. Highway 93, opened for a history-filled weekend during their annual rendezvous.   The trading post was established in 1846 during the fur trading era, when the post was originally open for business. The fort stands in an ...

St. Ignatius Seniors for June 23, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — Summer is definitely here. With the hot weather comes the bounty from our gardens and I hope you are able to enjoy fresh vegetables in your meals. We are certainly grateful to those who have sent in salad fixings and berries. Tomato harvests shouldn’t be too far off. On our menu...


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