Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
Missing limbs and scarred skin of veterans are the undeniable visual reminders to be thankful for the sacrifice of service men and women who paid the cost of war. The invisible wounds are sometimes more difficult to heal, and are more often ignored or misunderstood as soldiers return home. At an ...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — On average, 24 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Lake County each year, according to data analyzed by the National Institute for Health. October is the month where the entire nation goes pink in honor of these women and a spotlight is shone on the disease they fight. Brea...
RONAN – Compound interest, credit, and saving money are complex topics of financial literacy that the majority of America’s adults struggle to understand and execute. According to the Federal Reserve, in 2013, households on average have $15,185 in credit card debt, $147,133 in mortgage debt, and ...
RONAN — It was a chance meeting that brought Kicking Horse Job Corps nursing student Elsa Fissehaye and Hamilton resident Karla West together on an flight to Denver this spring. It was no coincidence that the two kind-hearted individuals stayed in contact after the flight, and worked together with othe...
RONAN —Two parents and a student asked the Ronan school board on Oct.14 to consider alternatives to eliminating the school’s winter cheerleading program. They also asked the administration to address ongoing harassment of the cheerleaders at games this year. Parent Lisa Corbett said high schoo...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius school board was able to zip through their Oct. 15 monthly meeting in a fraction of the time usually spent weighing decisions. A short agenda helped, but most of the credit went to the new agenda packet system the board adopted. The system allows board members a...
RONAN — Valent Maxwell, 54, of Klawok, Alaska is scheduled to take over as Ronan chief of police on Oct. 28. Mayor Kim Aipperspach said the city council interviewed three candidates for the position, after receiving five applications. “It was hard to decide who was best,” ...
RONAN – The Ronan Library was closed over the weekend after burglars struck late Friday night and stole its donation jar. Librarian Michelle Fenger said she received a call at 9:20 p.m. on Friday night because the alarm was going off. When law enforcement arrived on the scene they found a rock...
RONAN — A Ronan family is hoping for the safe return of five young horses after they disappeared without a trace from a herd of a dozen on a Pistol Creek tribal grazing lease area. Victoria Templer said she and her family moved the 12 horses to the area on Sept. 19. The family was out of town ...
RONAN — Community members spent Saturday eating, listening to music, visiting, taking chances on pig poop bingo and playing in Bockman Park. The Pig in the Park event was meant to raise awareness and funds for play pods: innovative and culturally relevant playground equipment. It doubled as a way to br...
