Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
According to President Obama and many politicians in Washington, sequestration was never supposed to happen. Dubbed by most politicians and political pundits as “the pill too bitter to swallow,” the automatically triggered spending cuts went into effect March 1. Funding cuts are alre...
The Arlee Warriors brought home third place at the state tournament last week in Bozeman, besting the No. 1-ranked undefeated defending state champion Fairview in the first game by a score of 63-53. The win snapped Fairview's 41-game winning streak, effectively proving what coach JR Camel and the Wa...
RAVALLI — A violent crash involving a St. Ignatius School van and a pickup in the Ravalli Curves area of U.S. Highway 93 resulted in no injuries March 5. The crash occurred around 2:40 p.m. March 5. The van, carrying three St. Ignatius High School seniors, a junior and two school employees was...
ST. IGNATIUS — Council members had much to discuss during last week’s city council meeting in St. Ignatius. Mayor Charlie Gariepy appointed Jeffrey Ferguson to the St. Ignatius Police Department, filling a position that had been empty since last fall. In addition, St. Ignatius animal con...
LAKE COUNTY - According to Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin, Lake County has seen more than three thefts in the past two months in which firearms were taken, and several more dating back to November 2012. He has reason to believe the thefts are related and said, “It is likely that there is a connect...
HELENA — The 2012-13 Montana wolf hunt saw a 36-percent increase in harvest numbers from last year. The 181-day season closed with a total of 225 wolves taken by hunters and trappers — the largest harvest so far. According to a press release, 128 wolves were taken by hunters and 97 by tr...
RONAN — Nearly 100 local residents packed Ronan’s Community Center March 4 to hear a presentation regarding proposed U.S. Highway 93 improvements, take a look at the proposed roadway, and ask questions of Montana Department of Transportation personnel and engineers. The $23 million proje...
When Rita Tingey joined the staff of Ronan-Pablo School District No. 30 in the fall of 2009, she said she had one simple objective. “My first goal was just to survive,” Tingey said with a laugh. “My classroom was on the stage. There was no blackbox theater, no dressing room, no shop to b...
HOT SPRINGS — Christensen Bridge, the third bridge from Montana Highway 28 traveling east on Little Bitterroot Road about three and a half miles from Hot Springs, will be closed for replacement March 18-April 8, according to a press release from the Lake County Commissioner’s Office. “It...
PABLO — Ethan Friedlander, a life-long resident of the Flathead Indian Reservation, hopes to open a roller rink in Pablo sometime this summer. The idea was born more than 15 years ago when Friedlander moved away from the reservation for a number of years, attending middle school in Laurel. The...
