Bitter cold has snuffed the life out of the last of any fruits and vegetables living along the valley floor in recent weeks; but on the day before Thanksgiving, Ronan High School students dug up radishes in a late harvest protected by a warm greenhouse. The radish growing project is part of a multi-faceted effort to bring more nutritious, locally grown foods to the district while teaching children about food production. “It’s good to show kids that food doesn’t come from the grocery store,” Agriculture Instructor Reese McAlpin said. Many of the students in the class had never grown plants before, despite living in an area rich in agriculture. “It ca...
OPPORTUNITY— Kenneth Teeple, 81, of St. Ignatius was killed in a car wreck that occurred near Opportunity at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday. Teeple was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 when his sport utility vehicle left the roadway crossed a fence and hit a bridge embankment, said Anacond...
PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Appeals of the United States Department of the Interior. The appeal came in response to a Sept. 20 decision by BIA Northwest Regional Director Stanley Speaks to hold a secretarial election....
POLSON — Results of a mail election polling Flathead Indian Irrigation Project irrigators have been canvassed and the final figures are close — 36,593 for and 36,588 against. Irrigators may have one to several hundred votes based on how many irrigable acres they own. The irrigat...
RAVALLI — As of Monday afternoon the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes had not received an apology from Ravalli County Commissioners in regards to racially offensive statements allegedly made by County Planning Board Chairman Jan Wisniewski of Darby. According to media reports, Wisniewsk...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Twenty-two big game animals were scraped from Montana highways and salvaged for the dinner table last week, but it’s unlikely any scenes from the Roadkill Cafe played out in Lake County. “The law does not apply to tribal lands,” Fish Wildlife, and Parks spoke...
POLSON — A man serving a 50-year sentence for the May 27, 2006 kidnapping of an 18-year-old Whitefish woman at a Bigfork festival has asked the Montana Supreme Court to consider new evidence in the case, although it’s unclear what the new evidence is. In a petition filed Nov. 20, Chuck Devlin ...
POLSON — With Christmas day just 25 days away, many small businesses in Polson and Ronan were ready for the holidays with lights, wreaths, Christmas trees and ornaments just in time for Small Business Saturday Nov. 30. American Express started the day four years ago to encourage shoppers to support ...
RONAN — The good folks of Mountain West Co/Op of Ronan will be holding a fundraising basketball game for Coach Les Rice. Rice has been a rock for the Mission Lady Bulldogs basketball team as head coach for 34 years. He’s taken a step back and is now retiring from the game to focus on treatment he...
LAKE COUNTY — Last week’s observance of Thanksgiving isn’t the only reason wild turkeys need not worry about receiving an ill-fated invitation to Mission Valley holiday dinners. Although many populations of the bird roam the Flathead Reservation, a combination of game laws and taste prefere...
