Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
RONAN – Car enthusiasts agree that Father’s Day is usually the busiest day for car shows in Montana, Idaho, and Washington, but those who crowded around Les Schwab parking lot in Ronan on Saturday are pretty inclined to say that the town’s free entry, long-standing mid-June car show is as g...
RONAN – The 18th annual Ronan Chamber of Commerce Crab Crack saw large crowds who laughed, sang, danced, and enjoyed a gorgeous last day of springtime along the banks of Bockman Park. The community event brings people together for a good time in the park. “It’s awesome,&rd...
POLSON — In a conference hearing on Tuesday, attorneys for the Flathead Joint Board of Control told Lake County District Court Judge James Manley that the board intends to file for an injunction to halt ongoing implementation of parts of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact passed earlier...
RONAN – A man accused of rape in summer 2014 will go to trial later this year for felony bail jumping and drug charges, and attorneys will wait to see if he needs to be tried for the sex offenses that are unresolved after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict in the case. According to court do...
CHARLO – Charlo School Board voted to refurbish its decades-old boiler with a new burner, instead of installing a costly new wood-burning system for next school year’s heating needs. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation paid for a feasibility study last school yea...
RONAN – After a 5k that took them around Ronan, Tanner Bergh and Aislinn Love went into the final stretch of the second annual 4-H Fun Run at a full sprint. The duo passed the finish line panting, with Bergh edging in front of Love at the last second, far ahead of the third place runner, Pat B...
CHARLO – Tinkering xylophones and melodic tiny voices filled the halls of Charlo Schools last week as Ninepipe Arts Group hosted its 15th annual fine arts camp. The four-day camp attracted more than 50 children who painted mosaics of guitars, learned to play the xylophone, sing, and much more ...
He can remember when his brothers saw their first automobile and thought it was some sort of devil, when phones were a new-fangled invention and people ogled over the innovativeness of black and white TVs. But when it comes to joining his 93-year-old wife on Facebook, 99-year-old Ken Jolley draws the line.&n...
RONAN – Ronan City Council voted pay the last installment of the 2014-2015 fiscal year’s billing for emergency dispatch services, but mulled whether or not some of the billing should be transferred to the business owner who runs the local ambulance service. The $30,000 bill used to be sp...
RONAN – Ronan City Council on June 8 directed Public Works Director Dan Miller to look into ways to stripe Main Street and possibly other downtown areas, after a citizen’s complaint about parking issues was met with unanimous agreement on the council that the parking situation is a bit dicey.&nbs...
