Articles Written By: Melea Burke
Mission Valley Christian Academy sent five more high school graduates off to make their way in the world in a Friday evening commencement ceremony at First Baptist Church in Polson. MVCA Director Chris Bumgarner introduced the graduates and recognized Taelor Conrad and Brenden Conrad as two outstanding se...
When JR Daniels moved to the Mission Valley from Minnesota five years ago, he had no idea he would become the coach of the Flathead Reservation’s first lacrosse team. Last week, he watched as the fledgling Ten Sticks club did something no one else in Montana had done in two years: beat Hellgate, the...
POLSON — Volunteerism is no stranger to Lake County, and while hundreds of community members donate their time and efforts to enrich life in the Mission Valley through a variety of programs and projects, many people have no idea the work put in by one small group of volunteers. They are Court Appointed...
Reader, This is a letter from the editor to clarify a couple of apparent miscommunications regarding letters to the editor in this newspaper. First of all, the Valley Journal does not and will not censor the opinions of readers based on whether the editor, the owners, the newspaper staff, some of...
Ten pounds of pure joy, clothed in black and white with oversized ears that never quite stand up. One big wiggle when she’s excited, which is more often than not. She’s a 5-month-old Boston terrier with the sweetest puppy-dog eyes you ever saw and a personality larger than life. Her name...
PABLO — The Mission Valley area’s best boys and girls basketball players squared off in the 18th annual Mission Mountain All-Star hoops games Friday night at Salish Kootenai College. Players from Polson, Ronan, Two Eagle River, Charlo, St. Ignatius, Arlee, Bigfork, Hot Springs and Plains formed t...
Congress could take a lesson from the Arlee Warriors. Not only did Arlee’s boys basketball team cap off a winning season with a third-place finish at the Class C state tournament last weekend, they did it with a spirit of teamwork not often seen in any sport, let alone high school-level b...
BOZEMAN — Arlee proved today who the real Warriors are. Rocky Lewis led his team to a 63-53 victory over the defending state champion Fairview Warriors in a state quarterfinal Thursday afternoon, snapping the Eastern C Warriors’ 41-game winning streak. Christian Haynes totaled 15 rebounds...
POLSON — District Judge C.B. McNeil reprimanded County Attorney Mitch Young for his handling of media inquiries into accused killer Clifford Oldhorn’s case but refused Oldhorn a reduction in bail last week. Oldhorn denied Wednesday in Lake County District Court that he violated condition...
PHILIPSBURG — The Arlee Warriors are returning to state after beating Ennis 68-60 in a challenge game Monday night in Philipsburg. Ranked fifth in the state before the Western C divisional tournament, the Warriors lost their first tournament game to Manhattan Christian by a score of 65-57. Acc...
