Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
FLATHEAD LAKE – Increased boating and fishing access to Flathead Lake is a goal of county and tribal government, Tribal Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation Tom McDonald said last week. McDonald told Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board members that county and tribal...
A federal district judge has dismissed a case filed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in 2014, saying that the recent passage of a water agreement by the state government likely makes issues raised in the court moot. The Tribes filed suit in March 2014 against 14 defendants that include...
MOIESE – Humans can play a key role in protecting and preserving the pristine blue Flathead River and its aquatic inhabitants, more than 1,000 students learned at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ annual River Honoring held May 11-13. The event has educated fourth and fifth gr...
RONAN – Mission Valley FFA members were in shock after receiving their ranking in the state livestock judging championship at the end of March: after a steady streak of second places against some of the best teams in the western United States, judges said the team had plummeted to 29th place in Montana...
POLSON – A Charlo man has changed his plea in the shooting and killing his wife, 29-year-old RaeLynn Charlo in November 2014. Adrian McElderry, 32, agreed to plead guilty to mitigated homicide and obstructing justice on May 21. He faces up to 40 years in prison and a $50,000 fine plus an addit...
CHARLO – Charlo Boy Scout Josiah Pettit hopes his talented fingers will tickle beautiful tunes from the piano to draw in a big enough crowd to make a dent in hunger in Lake County. The 11th grader and Life Scout is hosting a concert as part of his Eagle Scout project with his sister, Rachael, ...
Ask Janet Gardner the secret to being in business for 40 years and she will tell you that there isn’t really a secret at all. “Work, work and work,” Gardner said of why her family’s floral and event rental company St-Char-Ro celebrated the four-decade anniversary mark earlier...
ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius School Board voted to instate a calendar for the upcoming school year that was almost least popular among a community vote, but will save the school approximately $800 compared to the last school year. In a 3-2 vote the board voted to institute a school year tha...
Birds of a feather flock together and in Mission Valley, people flock to their feathered friends. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department Wildlife Program hosted its third annual Community Bird Day on May 8, and people came out in droves to find out more about the f...
POLSON – A Charlo man has changed his plea May 21 in the shooting and killing of his wife, 29-year-old RaeLynn Charlo in November 2014. Adrian McElderry, 32, agreed to plead guilty to mitigated homicide and obstructing justice. Sentencing was set for July 2. McElderry was initially char...
