Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
RONAN — The air was filled with the sweet smell of basketball and competition last weekend as Ronan Middle School hosted its fourth annual 5-on-5 basketball tournament. Ronan basketball coach Steve Woll said planning for the event begins in November, and while there is a great deal of work put...
RONAN — Ronan embraced Irish culture this weekend as an annual St. Patrick’s Day parade marched through the city’s spectator-lined downtown. In stark contrast to last week, temperatures hovered around 30 degrees Fahrenheit; the wind howled and snow fell. Not letting the dreary weat...
RONAN — Prior to the recession, the housing market in Western Montana was a powerful economic force in the region. More than the simply buying and selling property, construction of new buildings and homes, permits, applications and additions built onto existing structures as well as new home-b...
MISSION VALLEY — Many Flathead Reservation students are learning the value of a hard day’s work and the pride that comes along with it through the Flathead Reservation Extension Office’s Junior Master Gardener Program. The program is based around a Texas A&M University curricul...
RONAN — Marine Lance Cpl. Tomy Parker’s platoon was returning from combat patrol in Afghanistan when Parker lived every soldier’s worst nightmare. An improvised explosive device placed by insurgents exploded beneath him in Dec. 2010. His left leg was amputated at the hip and his ri...
RONAN - Council members had much to discuss during last week's Ronan City Council meeting. Public Works Director Dan Miller nominated Sherrie McBurney, Ray Aylesworth and Robin Nelson to serve three-year terms and Kevin Kirsch to serve a one-year term on the city's board of adjustments. Mil...
CHARLO — This year’s Lake County Spelling Bee featured stiff competition from nearly 40 fifth to eighth-grade students throughout the county. Undeterred, Charlo eighth grader Suzanah Clark bested them all by spelling “verbiage” correctly. According to Lake County Deputy Superintend...
RONAN — This has certainly been a year of firsts for Lucky Strike Lanes and the local bowling community. First, the Starkel brothers bowled a 300 game on the same night during league play — something that’s never happened before in the state of Montana. Next, Julian Dullin...
RONAN - For only the second time in school history, a Polson High School football player has been selected to play for Montana in the 20th annual Badlands Bowl against North Dakota. Riley Sampson, a three-sport athlete in Polson, will represent his hometown and home state during the game. “...
RONAN — For three former Ronan wrestling stars, a bond that began in middle school carries through to college and has become a tangible force in their combined success. The tremendous trio includes Montana State University Northern redshirt sophomore Mickey Cheff, redshirt freshman Toby Cheff and ju...
