Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN — Tribal police and the Lake County Sherriff’s Department have been responding to emergency calls in Ronan, while the city council sorts out the aftermath of the decertification of its police chief in July. “Lake County’s been notified. The tribe has been notified. They...
LAKE COUNTY — Montana schools will have to address bullying to receive accreditation as a result of a July 31 rule implemented by the Office of Public Instruction. Although most schools already have bullying policies in effect, local parents and educators acknowledge there is room for improvement. ...
RONAN – Crystal Horsley wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps to be a diesel mechanic. “It’s really good pay and it’s something that’s really never going to go away,” Horsley said. “I figure it’s going to be a good job.” The 16...
RONAN — Lucas Johnson sat with his eyes transfixed upon the box of Beyblades toys as several dozen other children also fidgeted anxiously, waiting for Ronan librarian Michelle Fenger to draw a name from a basket. “I put all 18 tickets in for that one,” Johnson said. Johnson won ...
RONAN — The same hailstorm that evacuated the rodeo in Missoula on Friday made a difficult task even more challenging for three Ronan cowboys competing in the second annual Round Pen Shootout, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Breeders Association. “When the rain came up and the wind came ...
FLATHEAD LAKE — A conservation group is fighting for federal protection of a pond snail that has not been documented alive in Flathead Lake in 19 years. A decision about protecting the Flathead Pond snail could come as early as the end of this year or beginning of the next, according to Misty ...
LAKE COUNTY — Local farmers could face tough decisions about planting wheat or transitioning to hardier genetically modified crops. With approximately 80 percent of Montana’s wheat exported to countries in south Asia, the economic impact of Japan’s wheat embargo — triggered b...
MOIESE - Marliz Vega Ross of Puerto Rico has spent her summer carefully examining and logging subtle differences on blades of foliage on the National Bison Range. Tiny holes meant the vegetation was snacked on by insects. Long, cut-like marks meant mammals like bison ate it. At a final Saturday meet...
RONAN — Pioneer Days events, rodeos, and local 4-H competitions drew huge crowds to Ronan last week as fairgoers enjoyed a lineup of activities with a bit of something for everyone. Area athletes were able to battle it out with a 5k run plus softball, volleyball and three-on-three basketball t...
ST. IGNATIUS — A usually quiet airstrip tucked between the outskirts of St. Ignatius and the base of the Mission Mountains became an invaluable buzzing command center for firefighters working on the Firestone Flats fire last week. “It’s just not something you usually see,” Mi...
