Articles Written By: Karen Greene

ST. IGNATIUS – During the Mission School Board meeting on March 15, Superintendent Jason Sargent faced tough questions concerning the proposed school improvement bond. Mail in bond election ballots will be sent out beginning Wednesday, April 6, to residents within the Mission School District. The ba...

How do birds fly? Fourth-grade students at Pablo Elementary School wanted to find out the answer to that question proposed by a naturalist from the Montana Natural History Center on Thursday. “The center made it their mission to make sure kids in Montana had exposure to natural history,” said ...

RONAN – Two county officials respectively agreed to disagree at the Ronan City Council meeting on Monday, March 7. The issue concerned separating the Lake County Dispatch service from the sheriff’s office, where it is currently operated, and making it a separate entity governed by a 911 Commit...

  ST. IGNATIUS - The Flathead Joint Board of Control started working on a litigation strategy to negotiate the terms and conditions of the low-block cost of power during the regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 8, in an effort to ensure that low power rates for irrigation use continue. The low-...

ST. IGNATIUS – Folks at the Cornerstone Faith Center have found another way to reach out and help people. “We don’t want to be the church where you only see cars parked in the parking lot on Sunday,” said Pastor Lynn Lapka. “We want to be involved in the community.” ...

RONAN – A dark gray cloud of smoke rolled out of S&S Sports on U.S. Highway 93 near mile marker 43 on Monday, March 14, a little after 1 p.m.  The business was closed like usual on a Monday afternoon, and the gates surrounding the business were locked. Mark Trim saw the smoke and headed tow...

RONAN – A dark gray cloud of smoke rolled out of S&S Sports on U.S. Highway 93 near mile marker 43 on Monday, March 14, at about 1 p.m.   The business was closed like usual on a Monday afternoon, and the gates surrounding the business were locked. Mark Trim saw the smoke and headed towar...

ST. IGNATIUS – Kaleb Durglo, 16, got out of a smashed car after driving drunk and looked at his dead friends.  “No, no, no,” he screamed when he saw them.  Mission High School students watched the mock crash scene with teary eyes on Friday. Senior Haley Carroll, 17, organize...

ST. IGNATIUS – Doris Snyder spent dozens of hours joining 20,000 tiny 1.6 millimeter-sized glass beads, which are smaller than a grain of rice, in various colors to create a wildlife-themed picture that she is giving away. The St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch received the framed picture on Friday wit...

ST. IGNATIUS – It was a birth of a different kind with a two-year gestation period. “We are celebrating the birth of The Nest,” said Jenifer Blumberg, executive director, at the open house for The Nest on Thursday, Feb 25.  The Nest is a two-level pink colored home with several r...