About two years ago, Doug Ruhman and his friend Keith Rennie set up speakers, microphones and amplifiers, unwinding cables around a room in one of their homes. They were preparing to play music together when they realized all the effort they put into preparing equipment should benefit more musicians than just the two of them. The pair envisioned a space where performance equipment was set up permanently and many local musicians could stop in and play without the nuisance of the equipment to worry about. This was the start of the Western Montana Musicians’ Co-op. Ruhman and Rennie knew their ideal space would have a stage and be located centrally in Ronan where musici...
News from the United States Department of Justice Attorney General William P. Barr launched a national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans. The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative places MMIP coordinators in 11 U.S. Attorney’s offices who will develop pro...
POLSON — Crisp temperatures greeted more than 145 runners, joggers and walkers who got up early Thursday to pre-burn a few of those Thanksgiving calories during the annual Turkey Trot 5K. Over the past 12 years, the annual Thanksgiving Day tradition hosted by Polson Running has raised and donated ne...
The spirit of Thanksgiving was in full display Thursday throughout the Mission Valley as community volunteers delivered and served more than 1,000 free meals during the annual community Thanksgiving dinners in Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius. More than 200 volunteers made the day possible. Between co...
RONAN – The international touring trio, The Gothard Sisters, are bringing their Celtic Christmas Show to the Ronan Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The show, presented by the non-profit community organization, Mission Valley Live, starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. Sin...
“Our Montana family, small as though they be, worth way more than [a] city of strangers.” - Jay Teague “My Friends.” - Ashlee Peterson “Family.” - Carrie Pichler “Family.” - Audrey Blood “Hunting Season.” - Brianna...
RONAN – More than three and a half years ago, a fire tore through the Pheasant Lounge and filled the building with water and heavy smoke. The business was forced to close, and the building was torn down. Owner Lori Grenier has rebuilt her business in the same location and renamed it The Bird B...
MONTANA — Through two top cabinet officials, the Trump administration has signaled its support for a proposed settlement of the reserved water right claims of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. First in a Nov. 18 letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to Montana S...
POLSON – The City of Polson has a few things for sale and has a contract with a recruiting firm to find a new manager. The city will sell fire and street maintenance equipment it no longer uses. The street department will be getting rid of a flush truck, a street sweeper and a sander box. The ...
PABLO – United States Attorney General William Barr began his day with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes by stopping at a scenic overlook outside the National Bison Range Friday morning. While visiting with tribal staff and viewing a small herd through a field scope, Barr discu...
