Articles Written By: Shay Farmer
ARLEE — Two Green Party events were held in the Mission Valley at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo Oct. 18 and at The Hangin Art Gallery in Arlee Oct. 19. The gatherings sought to open community dialogue and explore ways to expand third party candidate ability to run and be placed on ballots nationally...
POLSON — Rumor had it that the Polson Farmers Market was the oldest running market in the state. The market began humbly in 1976 with a simple ad placed in the newspaper by Joyce Marsh. According to Marsh, the market took its first form about a year after Missoula’s market started up, clearing up...
POLSON — Republican Greg Hertz, House District 12 incumbent, is running for re-election against Susan Evans-D. Both candidates reside in Polson. Hertz and has lived in the area for more than 50 years. He is the president and owner of Moody’s Market Inc., which operates grocery stores throughou...
POLSON — Three Polson Rural Fire Board candidates are vying for a seat in the May 3 election, including John Doty, Kevin Straub, and Tracy Plaiss. John Doty John Doty has lived in the Mission Valley for 30 years with his wife and six children. He currently owns his own 20-year business, Doty&rs...
RONAN — It’s hard to imagine that only 22 years ago, South Africa abolished apartheid, allowing the segregation of blacks from whites through government legislation, to end. While much progress has been made, many in the country have been ravaged by an HIV epidemic and a poor economy, meaning tha...
Witty lines and artistic creativity rang out for two nights in a row at the Ronan Performing Arts Center, where high school students acted out a cult classic book and screenplay, “The Princess Bride.” Performing Arts Director Jessica Davis said the play was chosen as a way to better engage wit...
HELENA— A controversial fee increase proposed to Montana dairy producers, processors, and distributors has been batted down by pressure from the public, business owners and the Montana Economic Interim Committee. The Department of Livestock will head back to the drawing board to find a solution to the ...
POLSON — Fiscal oversight and board procedure emerged as a theme at the March 9 Polson Rural Fire Board meeting, among other quietly contentious issues. Concerned Big Arm citizens continue to question the board, as months of dissent between the entities remains present. The evening began with ...
PABLO —Two Eagle River School celebrated a state-of-the-art equipment upgrade March 7 as teachers, staff, and administrators were each armed with a MacBook and an iPad. The upgrade came from a government initiative called ConnectEd, which provides grant funding to increase digital learning opportuni...
The English language is a cruel accumulation of various cultures from throughout time. In an era that relies heavily on digital auto correct, many might think spelling is a skill of the past. Not true for the spellers in grades five through eight that met last week in Ronan for Lake County’s 51st Spell...
