Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz

ST. IGNATIUS — With every seat taken and several standing at the back, the St. Ignatius High School auditorium was packed to the brim Saturday afternoon with friends, family and staff all happily wishing the class of 2013 a fond farewell. After a salutatory address by Sara Nerby, a pair of vale...
POLSON — A black bear was euthanized in Polson June 4 after wandering into town in search of food, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Wildlife Division Manager Tom McDonald said. “Bear attractants are a key component as to why you would have a bear around a home,” McDonald sai...
PABLO —Details regarding 50-year-old Pablo resident Cindy Umphrey’s arrest following a drug raid in Pablo are slowly emerging. Officers from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Montana Highway Patrol and Tribal Law and Order carried out the raid in the early morning hours of June 1 i...

ST. IGNATIUS — City Council members had much to discuss during the June 4 meeting in St. Ignatius. Due to budget concerns, the council may soon be forced to eliminate the animal control officer position. “I don’t see any way we can keep the animal control officer,” M...
While covering Ronan High School’s graduation last week, I had the great fortune to hear guest speaker Amy Miller offer up one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. It was funny, it was engaging, it was touchingly honest and it was absolutely true. But one idea stuck with me above all...

RONAN — For many residents, small farmers markets are an integral part of their lives and livelihoods. The opportunity to sell produce and other goods directly to customers allows producers to eliminate a costly middleman grocery or department store and facilitates growth within the community. ...

ARLEE — With the 115th annual Arlee Celebration just around the corner, Chairman of the Celebration Committee Salisha Old Bull said an entire year of planning is about to come to fruition. “We spend the whole year preparing for the celebration, and everyone on the committee is a voluntee...
Researchers from the Northeast Federal University in Yakutsk recently discovered a 10,000 year old frozen female woolly mammoth. The furry find was unearthed on the Lyakhovsky Islands off the coast of Northeast Russia. Experts are calling it the most complete, best preserved woolly mammoth of all time. ...

ST. IGNATIUS — The idea for Horse Progress Days was born when Marvin Troyer, a long-time horseman and wagon restoration expert, saw an abundance of horses in the Mission Valley not being used to their full potential. With this in mind, Troyer created Horse Progress Days: an educational driving...
POLSON — Recently, Glacier Bank won the Montana U.S. Small Business Administration’s annual Top Performing Lender award after helping 70 small businesses throughout the state with loans totaling nearly $12.5 million in 2012. “What it really amounts to, if you do the math, is about ...