Articles Written By: Karen Greene
MISSOULA – The deaths of two world-class bighorn sheep, found dead on Wild Horse Island last year, had game wardens wondering what happened. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Captain Lee Anderson presented the incident to the Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at...
POLSON – Volunteers holding plates full of entrees rushed through the crowd of people at the Elks Club ballroom on Saturday evening to make sure the food buffet line didn’t run out during the seventh annual Winter Fest. Hundreds of people filled their plates during the event. Rev. John Payne m...
RONAN – Energy costs can be a major expense for agriculture productions and small rural business, but the government wants to help with a grant program in an effort to increase American energy independence and lower energy bills. “We want to increase economic opportunity,” said USD...
ST. IGNATIUS – Before a school improvement bond can be presented to voters in May, it needed to be approved by the Mission School Board. Board members voted unanimously to approve the bond issue during the regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The bond at $5.2 million would be spread out over 20 y...
Many people watch dog sled racing and imagine what it would be like to ride through deep snow in the backcountry powered by dogs. Fifteen-year-old Charmayne Morrison of Polson went beyond imagining it. On Saturday, her dogs pulled her across the starting line of the junior level 100-mile &l...
ST. IGNATIUS – Members of the Flathead Joint Board of Control expressed concern about power rates for all users during the regular board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Prior to 1985, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license for the then Kerr Dam that allotted a low-cost block of ...
ARLEE – It’s not often that a person rides a motorcycle into a gym with the engine roaring like they did at the Arlee Junior High School. “The bike was pretty cool,” said student RJ Knoll. A man calling himself “Flash” got off the bike and introduced himself to...
The Two Eagle River School girls’ basketball team is having a stronger second half of their season than the first, according to Head Coach Pearl Yellowman. The Eagles have turned to their four seniors: Tyra Michel, Casadi Rainn Wunderlich, Misty Blue Mendoza, and Shay-Lyn Andrew for guidance on and off...
LAKE COUNTY — If you could pick rights or freedoms, which would you pick as the most important? Students in high schools across Lake County were asked to answer that government-themed question for an essay contest held by the Kuilix chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). As...
ARLEE – A record number of chocolate creations filled the tables at the 12th annual Chocolate Lovers’ Festival on Wednesday. “We had 41 entries this year,” said event coordinator Shannon Patton, adding that many of the entries were in the youth category. “It was absolutely fa...
