Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN – The Ronan City Council directed city attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson to draft clearer language for vicious animal and town beautification ordinances at its Aug. 26 regular meeting. Last year, the council passed an ordinance that allows residents to make a formal complaint about lawns that a...
RONAN – The Ronan City Council tentatively planned to staff its police department with at least five full-time officers at a Monday, Aug. 26 budget hearing. The department has two full-time officers since former police chief Dan Wadsworth lost his credentials in late July. Lake County Sheriff&...
RONAN — The Ronan City Court managed to complete one goal two months ahead of schedule and is now setting its sights on another. “It was a goal to make the court current,” Ronan City Court Judge Justin Bartels said. During the past two years, the court has handled almost 500 cases as ...
After a quarter century of working to improve healthcare needs of the community, Shane Roberts, the chief executive officer of St. Luke Community Healthcare, retired Sept. 1. He handed the reigns over to former chief operations officer Steve Todd. Todd, who has served in St. Luke administration sinc...
ARLEE — Arlee School District has nine new educators this year. Tricia DesJarlais is the elementary teacher/librarian for the Arlee School District. She was born and raised in Ronan, but has also lived in Helena. She taught special education and elementary students in Washington, Florida, an...
ARLEE — Four Lake County teenagers have newfound appreciation for the little things, after spending a month abroad in Cambodia this summer. “Even though I liked Cambodia, I’ve never been more in love with the U.S. in my entire life,” Arlee senior Louis Bunce said. “Her...
(Editor’s note: These are the corrected teacher’s biographies and photos for Ronan School District that ran in the Aug. 28 edition of the Valley Journal.) Noelle Decker is a Mission Valley native. She served as the secretary at Pablo Elementary for 23 years. This is her first year teaching. ...
RONAN — Flathead Lake has become a battleground for native and aquatic invasive species. Governor Steve Bullock made a stop at a Ronan watercraft checkpoint on Aug. 20 to show support for the human foot soldiers charged with making sure Montana plants and animals win the war against foreign invaders.&n...
After five months of walking, Sgt. Chuck Lewis crossed into the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee Sunday, ready to tackle the final leg of a more than 3,300-mile walking journey to raise awareness about veteran’s mental health. Lewis, a Ronan native and Vietnam era and Marine Corps veteran, set ou...
RONAN — A fire fighting air tanker was damaged in an Aug. 17 landing at Ronan airport. The tanker ran off the runway and into a ditch, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents. “I don’t know what the monetary damages were, but as far as injuries no one was hu...
