Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN – Nine-year-old Ezra TwoTeeth was having an issue taking all the fun in at once as she alternatively kept admiring and hitting a free balloon, rolling a paint-splattered ball to rub colors across a pieces of paper, dipping her feet into a shallow plate of chartreuse paint and making footprints on...
RONAN – It has been more than a century since the first pioneers rolled into Ronan in 1910, but its citizens will pay homage to their ancestors with a weekend of wholesome fun that beckons back to farming culture as Pioneer Days is held this weekend. The celebration has been going on for close...
ST. IGNATIUS — One person died in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Repass Trail and Hillside Road in St. Ignatius last week. Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant Rich Salois said it is unknown when the one-vehicle crash occurred. Emergency officials responded at 1:11 p.m. on Friday, July...
RONAN — Decisions about the future of Bockman Park will be made by a committee of Ronan City Council members, instead of a board of citizens, after the council voted to do away with the park board on July 22. Council members said they wanted to have more control over what happens in the park b...
Fireworks banned for rest of year in Ronan RONAN — Mayor Kim Aipperspach followed suit of many other governments in banning fireworks during the Fourth of July weekend by emergency order, but the fun sparks won’t be allowed in Ronan from now through New Years Eve. The Ronan C...
CHARLO — As extreme dry conditions continue, Lake County residents can take some solace in the fact that local emergency responders now have a larger ar-senal of tools to pull from. Charlo-Moiese Volunteer Fire Department received the keys to a new Type 6 engine capable of fighting wildfires a...
RONAN — The Ronan Police Department could soon have a new reserve police officer program, if the city council gives their final blessing at an upcoming council meeting. On July 20 the council moved Police Chief Ken Weaver’s proposal for a reserve police officer program to a second readin...
RONAN — A Bigfork teen sobbed and thanked the judge for giving him a second chance after he was sentenced for hitting a Polson school bus filled with 10 children and one driver in May. On July 22, Daniel Fellows, 19, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of felony criminal endangermen...
RONAN — The best way to keep from being a victim of crime in Ronan these days is to lock your car doors, according to Police Chief Ken Weaver. Weaver heard concerns, visited with community members, and gave crime prevention tips at his monthly “Coffee with the Chief” meeting on Jul...
