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Four office-seekers are vying for the opportunity to represent House District 11. The three Republican candidates are J. Garth Cox, Josh D. King and incumbent Janna Taylor. Cheryl Wolfe is the Green Party candidate. Cox, King, Taylor and Wolfe all were asked the top three issues they felt should be addressed by the 2011 Montana State Legislature and how should those issues be resolved. One of King’s top three issues is the recent years of continued unchecked growth in state government and with the recent examples of state governments lack of proper spending and controls on waste, i.e. how many vehicles are in the state’s fleet? And what’s the cost to Mo...
POLSON — A pack of bikers poured across the Armed Forces Memorial Bridge a little before 8 a.m. on May 21 as the Polson Police held traffic in the east bound lane. The bicycle riders included kindergarten through 4th graders, parents and friends who had met in Swanee’s Bar and Grill parking...
For any student, the advice and the attitude of a teacher can make a world of difference. And there is no better example of that then Lake County’s own Marques Jones. This May, Jones graduated from Montana State University with a degree in chemical engineering. As if that’s not impressive enou...
ARLEE — A year ago, you could barely drive through this town. Construction on U.S. Highway 93 virtually shut down Arlee for the majority of last summer, making the recession even more painful for local businesses, but this year has already proved quite different. Northbound travelers through Arlee l...
ST. IGNATIUS — In a neighborly gathering at the St. Ignatius Senior Center last Thursday evening, candidates in five local races discussed issues ranging from the condition of county roads to property rights and prisoner care. Moderator Ruth Mahle kept the mood light with friendly banter as ab...
RONAN — After approving the draw down for the Spring Creek Project at a council meeting on Monday, the Ronan City Council was informed of new issues that had recently developed with the Spring Creek Lift Station. The impermeable liner that was installed to act as a reinforcement in the station, came...
PABLO — Yamncut drummed and sang the processional as 18 graduating seniors walked to the dias. Friends and family crowded the gym at Two Eagle River School at 4 p.m. on May 23 to honor the class of 2010. Cameras flashed as girls in white graduation robes and mortarboards and the boys in red seated them...
CHARLO — Charlo’s 27 seniors dressed in purple gowns and expressing a mixture of cheerful smiles and tearful goodbyes, proudly crossed their high school stage for the last time on Sunday afternoon. The graduation started at 3 p.m. with a slide show, portraying the seniors in various stages of ...
PABLO — The Gate Millennium Scholars Program has announced its 2010 cohort of scholars. Five Montana students were selected for the good-through-graduation college scholarship, and two of those students attend Two Eagle River School. Tiana Ness and James Maestas III are two of the 1,000 schola...
RONAN — On Wednesday the Ronan school board, including the three recently sworn-in trustees, met, clearly upholding their original oaths given by district clerk Pamela Harris the Monday before. The school board continued with Monday’s meeting, which proved to be contentious when it was cut sho...
