Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
ST. IGNATIUS — Bruin and Briar liked their pizza so much they barely finished the last bites of their first piece before asking for another slice. They stand with their mother Jen Largent of Ronan at the counter of Cornerstone Pizza, during the restaurant’s July 9 grand opening, waiting to eat an...
ST. IGNATIUS — Beautiful quilts and warm weather enticed 1,200 people out to the 9th Annual Mission Valley Auction to bid on various consignment items and quilts. According to Ed Beachy, the quilt auction alone brought in $49,000 and made about $2,000 more than it did last year. He said they gave ou...
ST. IGNATIUS — High snow packs and the potential for serious flooding have kept Flathead Indian Irrigation Project Manager Gordon Wind and his crews busy this summer. In five days FIIP crews fixed a deteriorating spillway at Crow Dam by removing and replacing 65 feet of concrete. They started on Jun...
RONAN — Kandi Davis believes the Lake County office of Department of Public Health and Human Services, which heads Child Protective Services, questioned her rights as a parent when they charged her with psychologically abusing her son. The charges stem from an incident that occurred at the end of this ...
Leon Wieder’s brown boots brush the golden tops of grass as he rides his horse Mamet along the side of Highway 93 just outside of Missoula. The high afternoon sun beats down on the long sleeves of Wieder’s pink shirt as his white cowboy hat shields his face. Semi-truck trailers and cars fly by at...
On June 30, Helena District Judge James Reynolds temporarily blocked portions of Montana’s new medical marijuana law that took effect last Friday. Reynolds blocked provisions of the law that made it illegal for medical marijuana suppliers to charge customers and advertise and promote their services....
RAVALLI — Three people died on Saturday when a northbound 2005 Hyundai drifted into the southbound lane and crashed head-on with a Pontiac. The driver of the Hyandai was 19-year-old Trevor Olson of Missoula. Olson was killed along with his passenger, his 14-year-old cousin Tanner Olson of Missoula. The...
ARLEE — Allen Pierre remembers attending Arlee Celebration when he was a little boy. He recalls the crowds were smaller and old-style dances more prominent. Now 45, Pierre still attends the powwow, dressed in Native American regalia as he sings with his family drum group Bear Spirit. “Arlee Ce...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius school board voted unanimously to approve hiring ICEM Engineering Inc. in Bozeman to write grants that could total about $325,000 for St. Ignatius schools. The money would come from Quality School Planning Grants, or House Bill 15, which was signed into law on May 5th...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Amish community will host their 9th annual Mission Valley Auction July 9. The event helps cover costs for local families who send their children to the community’s private Amish School. “It is the only fundraiser we do,” parent David Kurtz said. &l...
