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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius City Council

St. Ignatius council swears in new member St. Ignatius council swears in new member

ST. IGNATIUS — A new council member was sworn in during the St. Ignatius City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Rikki Menz-Merchant’s term will start Jan. 1. She and incumbent Janis Heffern were sworn in by Mary Leishman.  In other news, Public Works Director Scott Morton said the town ...

St. Ignatius Town Council appoints new judge, accepts resignation of police chief

St. Ignatius Town Council members accepted the resignations of two employees at their August meeting and heard updates on the ongoing purchase of a building as well as submissions for grant proposals made possible through American Rescue Plan Act funds.  First on the agenda was the resignation of Jud...

St. Ignatius City Council hears about federal, state funding opportunities

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius City Council heard a presentation June 1 from nonprofit Mission West Community Development Partners about the possibilities of using federal stimulus monies to tackle long-term town projects.  “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do some of the things t...

Unofficial results for 2019 Municipal General Election

News from Lake County Election Office LAKE COUNTY – In the city of Polson, for City Commissioner of ward three, a four-year term, Carolyn Pardini received 210 votes and Zoerene Gembala received 72. In the city of Ronan, for City Council member of  ward three, a four-year term, Julie Moore ...

St. Ignatius council member resigns

ST. IGNATIUS – One of the seats on the St. Ignatius City Council was empty during the Tuesday, Aug. 6, meeting. Annie Morigeau resigned from her position after she was charged with felony theft and forgery involving the St. Ignatius Fire Department’s auxiliary program. Annie sent a letter to M...

McCollum elected mayor of St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS – During the election, Steve McCollum earned the most votes, making him the next “unofficial” mayor. McCollum will be sworn in and take the seat in January. The Lake County Election Office counted the ballots for the St. Ignatius Municipal General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 7...

St. Ignatius voters should watch for ballots in the mail

ST. IGNATIUS – Three seats on the St. Ignatius City Council will be voted on during the mail-in Municipal General Election on Nov. 7 during the only contested election in Lake County.  Ballots were mailed out to voters Oct. 18.  Mayor Charley Gariepy is not running this year after servi...

St. Ignatius council hires new city attorney, attends to several issues St. Ignatius council hires new city attorney, attends to several issues

ST. IGNATIUS – During the St. Ignatius City Council meeting on Tuesday, Molly Owen was hired as the new city attorney. Owen will continue her position as Lake County Deputy Attorney along with the new position in St. Ignatius. It is common for county attorneys to fill positions within town governmen...

St. Ignatius City Council hears local issues

ST. IGNATIUS – During the St. Ignatius City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 7, the Lake County Office of Emergency Management director asked for a letter of approval, a community member proposed the start of a new farmers market, and the potholes in town were considered. Lake County OEM Director S...

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