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K. William Harvey Elementary receives grant K. William Harvey Elementary receives grant

RONAN — The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries recently announced that 219 school libraries in the country received a total of $1,095,000 in grants in 2014. Each school received $5,000 in grants to extend, diversify, and update library book collections for students.  Ronan&rsqu...

Breakfast supported veterans

News from American Legion Post 138, Ronan RONAN — In celebration of Armed Forces Day, May 17, the American Legion Post 138 of Ronan held a fundraiser breakfast at the Ronan Senior Citizens Center with seven members participating and Jessie Merwin offering a helping hand. Participants included Dale M...

Law enforcement still searching for homicide suspect Law enforcement still searching for homicide suspect

Law enforcement officers are still searching for Harry Lozeau, 53, a suspect in the fatal shooting of his brother, 51-year-old Terry Lozeau, on Saturday, June 14. Deputies responded to a report that a man had been shot and killed at a home on Mollman Pass Trail about 4 p.m.  The scene of the shoot...

Ronan signs off on Highway 93 expansion plans Ronan signs off on Highway 93 expansion plans

RONAN – Plans to expand Highway 93 are expected to begin moving forward again this month, after the Ronan City Council on June 2 signed off on a letter that the city had held as a bargaining chip for the past six months in an attempt to gain improvements for Bockman Park.  The decision came des...

Mil levy passage means better services for seniors

LAKE COUNTY – Service providers said last week that programs for Lake County seniors will be better able to serve a growing population of elders after voters approved a mil levy.  Stagnant and decreasing funding at the federal and state levels have plagued area senior centers and service provid...

Departmental dysfunction: ongoing Ronan police problems result in federal suit

For the past several years the Ronan Police Department has not consistently met requirements spelled out in state law for hiring officers, and city councilmembers said on June 2 that they have no intention of making standards more stringent before hiring the town’s next police chief.   Councilm...

Remediation of 1994 gas spill continues Remediation of 1994 gas spill continues

RONAN — Hydrological engineers conducted tests at an abandoned Ronan gas station last week to determine if further environmental remediation is needed to disperse hazardous chemicals remaining in the soil after a 1994 spill of gasoline from a perforated 16,000-gallon storage tank. The Montana Depart...

No one injured in Ronan plane crash No one injured in Ronan plane crash

RONAN – No one was injured when a small plane crashed south of the Ronan Airport Friday afternoon.  The plane’s owner, Rick Jennison, said he got a call shortly after noon saying that a renter had crashed the plane into a farm field about a mile south of Ronan airport. The plane sustained...

Ronan to host 5-on-5 hoops

RONAN — The 21st edition of the Mission Valley Basketball tournament will take place in Ronan June 20 and 21. The five-on-five tournament will feature 42 high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from all over Montana. The 16-team varsity boys’ division has teams entered from such...

Ronan High School graduates ready to soar Ronan High School graduates ready to soar

Ronan High School launched 65 graduates on Sunday with words of wisdom and surrounded by a gymnasium packed with friends and family. Valedictorian Shannon Saint and Salutatorian Tyler Sassaman both offered succinct   statements to their classmates. Guest speaker Gale Decker,  a 1966 Ronan High S...


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