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Irrigation District investigates fees Irrigation District investigates fees

ST. IGNATIUS – Mission Irrigation District Commissioners have hired a Missoula attorney to determine if the district has to pay $56,000 in legal costs and consulting fees that commissioners claim were never properly approved or disclosed to the public.  Commission Chair Jerry Laskody said he an...

Valedictorian sings through St. Ignatius high school years Valedictorian sings through St. Ignatius high school years

ST. IGNATIUS – During the 2014 Mission High School valedictory address, Carley Elverud didn’t want to give the same “today is a stepping stone” speech that she gave during her eighth grade graduation. Instead she sang lines of famous pop songs while outlining the last four years of hi...

St. Ignatius teacher retires after 40 years St. Ignatius teacher retires after 40 years

ST. IGNATIUS – A caravan of about 30 cars with honking horns and emergency vehicles with sirens blaring met at the bottom of Ravalli Hill to escort John Fleming as he returned to town in a bus full of eighth graders. “I planned to return the kids,” the St. Ignatius middle school history ...

MAC softball State run ends MAC softball State run ends

    GREAT FALLS – The Lady Bulldogs tried with their might to advance at the State tournament in Great Falls Thursday and Friday, but ultimately fell 1-2 over the course of the first two days of the three-day tournament.  Thursday, MAC faced a 0-10 shut out brought on by the Con...

St. Ignatius Senior Center offers activities, meals

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center menu for June is as follows:  •  Bingo is played after almost every lunch. •  Lunches begin at 12-noon.  •  Quilters quilt in the center on Mondays and Thursdays. •  Wednesday, June 4: r...

Maidens, Lady Bulldogs battle epic road to State Maidens, Lady Bulldogs battle epic road to State

If ever there was a Cinderella story, MAC’s Lady Bulldogs told it well — only instead of glass slippers, these tough girls run hard on spikes.  While Ronan easily qualified for a Western B-C softball Divisional entry with a second seed spot in the bracket, the Lady Bulldogs had to go the ...

Bulldogs see championship match at State

MISSOULA – Class B-C teams from around the state showed up to Peak Racquet Club Friday and Saturday to duke it out on the courts. Joining the competition were the valley’s own Mission and Ronan varsity teams. The boys faired the best out of the two teams with Mission’s Karl Daniels makin...

Ronan sending track and field athletes to State Ronan sending track and field athletes to State

  MISSOULA – Chief Lucas Gebhardt nailed it for Ronan at Divisionals last weekend, taking first in both shot put and javelin. Gebhardt blasted the competition, throwing 173-3 in javelin and 49-1 in shot put.  Connor Benn cleared 12-6 for a second place finish in the pole vault and Danie...

Memorial Day remembrances set around Lake County Memorial Day remembrances set around Lake County

LAKE COUNTY — Memorial Day was established to remember those who died while serving in the Armed Forces. The day of remembrance, first known as Decoration Day, originated after the Civil War to honor fallen Union and Confederate Soldiers; by the 20th century, Memorial Day was extended to include all wh...

MAC ends season with wins MAC ends season with wins

ST. IGNATIUS – Although the Lady Bulldogs roughed through Thursday’s loss to Loyola-Sacred Heart at home, they bounced back and took a pair of wins from Eureka. While keeping it close, MAC struggled to gain their bats on the ball, limiting themselves to only three hits against Loyola-Sacred He...


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