Articles Written By: Karen Greene
RONAN – Robert Christensen was flying through sunny skies southwest of Ronan in his ultra- light airplane on Friday when he started losing altitude. “(A) witness stated that Christensen was testing his plane for the first time,” Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said. After quickly losing ...
LAKESIDE – The West Shore Community Library will soon hold its annual fundraiser to ensure kids and people keep smiles on their faces when it comes to information access. “Thank you for all the wonderful books you loan us,” said Zaylyn, Dayton Elementary School student, in a letter to th...
RONAN – Robert Christensen was flying through sunny skies southwest of Ronan in his ultra-light airplane on Friday when he started losing altitude. “(A) witness stated that Christensen was testing his plane for the first time,” Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said. After quickl...
Angus McDonald almost didn’t make it. It was 1839 in the rugged wilderness. He was in a boat full of people traveling on the Columbia River about to go through whitewater rapids. “Everything was prepared to run them,” he stated in the Washington Historical Quarterly. “Men belted ti...
PABLO — Many people reported seeing unidentified structures at 57070 U.S. Highway 93 on Frontage Road about a mile north of the Salish Kootenai College. When 15 modular units — brown in color and rectangular in size — were put in on 7 acres, people wanted to know how they would be used. ...
ST. IGNATIUS – Tyler Arlint is quacking happy as a duck with the kids as the new principal of Mission Elementary School. “I’m happy to be working here with a competent and caring staff,” he said. Arlint joined the team after former principal Dan Durglo accepted a position as vic...
NORTH DAKOTA — In opposition to the construction of an oil pipeline, tribes across the United States are banding together, including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. CSKT signed a resolution on Aug. 16 expressing their opposition to the construction and operation of the proposed Dakota A...
Educating students in rural schools presents a few challenges along with several positive aspects, according to a study by the National Association of State Boards of Education. The NASBE represents state and territorial boards of education in the United States, and they have studied the challenges of edu...
Dave Fauss always wanted to hike over the Bob Marshall wilderness, back behind the Mission Mountain Range, and cross the experience off of his bucket list. At 75 years old, a plan started to fall into place. One of his friends, Mark Lewing, 70, was planning a trip, and Fred Friesz, 70, also wanted to go, ...
ST. IGNATIUS – If good things come to those who wait, the Mission Valley Ambulance service has put in their time. After about a decade of waiting, the service finally has a new ambulance. “We’ve been trying to raise the money for the past ten years,” said Christa Umphrey, emergency...
