Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
RONAN- After 25 years of music, friendship, golf and nearly $150,000 raised in scholarship money for Mission Valley students, Tim Ryan's Writer's Night will end on Friday the 13th at the Mission Mountain Golf Course. Originally from St. Ignatius, Ryan's family has been in the Mission Valley for six genera...
RONAN- After 25 years of music, friendship, golf and nearly $150,000 raised in scholarship money for Mission Valley students, Tim Ryan's Writer's Night will end on Friday the 13th at the Mission Mountain Golf Course. Originally from St. Ignatius, Ryan's family has been in the Mission Valley for six genera...
The 114th annual Arlee Celebration kicked off July 4 with a grand entry snake dance. Competition dancing, drumming and singing at the powwow continues through Saturday, July 7. See next week's Valley Journal for the full story and photos.
Some dogs are big. Some dogs are small. Some are nice; some are mean; some are empathetic; and some are stupid. Some dogs are wild; most dogs are tame; and one dog lives in Paris Hilton’s purse. I’ve heard he’s not happy about it. The point is that no two dogs are alike in size, shape, c...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Lake County Sheriff's Office arrested 19-year-old Chase Kuntz of the St. Ignatius area last week for arson in connection with a June 5 fire that destroyed a log home on Airport Road. Undersheriff Daniel Yonkin said the initial bond was set at $20,000, but was raised to $25,000 Jun...
RONAN — According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Gregory Robert Avila, 22, died Saturday morning, June 23, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Avila was arrested earlier that same day for driving under the influence and was believed to be an enrolled tri...
MISSION VALLEY- Air Force Captain and fighter jet pilot Clay Bird will be one of two pilots participating in a Mission Valley fly-over this Fourth of July. Bird joined the Air Force in December of 1995 and is currently stationed in Great Falls with Montana’s Air National Guard. He has attempted two ...
RONAN- Jerome Stenberg’s prized bull, named “509,” has the potential to change the Angus industry worldwide. Born in 2006, 509’s genetic makeup is incredibly rare and could be exceedingly important to ranchers, consumers and conservationists alike. The bull has sired thousands of c...
More than 100 Mission Valley residents filed into the Ronan Community Center last Thursday to discuss concerns, fears, uncertainty and hope for the current water rights debacle. Terry Backs, one of the event organizers, created an informational 27-minute video discussing the history of the debate and poss...
ST. IGNATIUS- The St. Ignatius community supported its volunteer fire department en masse Saturday at the 18th annual fireman’s picnic. As fire chief Martin Frazzini put it, “I’m blessed to be the fire chief in what is probably the best community in Montana.” Gesturing towards a...
