Articles Written By: Karen Greene
RONAN – With fresh eyes, folks from outside the town are evaluating its strengths and weaknesses to create an assessment for improvement. “It’s completely done by volunteers,” said Gypsy Ray, assessment team coordinator from Ronan. “The town doesn’t have to pay for this...
CHARLO – A full cement truck flipped onto its side after turning west on Highway 212 towards Charlo from U.S. Highway 93, several yards from the yellow blinking lights over the intersection around 12:30 p.m. Friday. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Tony Isbell reported that the truck appeared to have ...
LAKE COUNTY – Two candidates are on the election ballot for House District 93 scheduled for the June 7 election. Johanna Clark is a reported Republican. She grew up in Montana and has lived in Lake County for 17 years. She is currently the executive manager for the Flathead Joint Board of Control.&n...
ST. IGNATIUS – The latest irrigation meeting had potential for problems amid election controversy, but when law enforcement stopped by to check on things, the meeting was civil. The Flathead Joint Board of Control is made up of irrigation districts that routinely hold meetings where board members vo...
By Karen Peterson Valley Journal CHARLO – A full cement truck flipped onto its side after turning west on Highway 212 towards Charlo from U.S. Highway 93, several yards from the yellow blinking lights over the intersection around 12:30 p.m. Friday. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Tony Isbell repor...
PABLO – It’s time for the annual Women 4 Wellness health fair where women can get free health screenings and information – and men are welcome, too. The event is on Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Joe McDonald Event Center on the Salish Kootenai College campus. ...
On a warm Sunday afternoon, Abner escaped. The gate was left open and he saw his chance for an adventure. When a pet disappears, it’s usually a dog, sometimes a cat, but this time, it was a tortoise — not to be confused with a turtle — and police were involved. Wanda Heintz first got ...
Just about everything you can think of concerning birds was at the Fourth Annual International Migratory Bird Day in Pablo on Friday including live birds, bird education, stuffed birds, birdseed, bird habitat, toy birds, photos of birds, bird health and much more. “This is about getting the word out...
The Lake County Election administrators have an unofficial count on election results for the Tuesday, May 3, election. Official results will be approved by county commissioners on Monday, May 9, at 3:30 p.m. Polson Rural Fire trustee count was in with John Doty at 357 votes, Kevin Straub at 325, and Tracy...
Before the ballots were counted, several issues occurred in the Flathead Joint Board of Control election including rule changes, ballots being held, and a majority vote to cancel the election. The FJBC commissioner candidate election closed on Tuesday, May 3, at 8 p.m. before press time, so election resul...
