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ARLEE — On Sunday afternoon the Arlee community gathered together to congratulate the newest group of Arlee graduates.  The outdoor ceremony proceeded with slightly windy weather that included a brightly shining sun without a cloud in the sky.   The COVID-19 pandemic created an unusual year for the graduates but they battled their way through to graduation.   High school principal Cory Beckham praised this year’s students and staff: “The kids have had tons of energy and the staff has had tons of energy in a time that should be pressing on everybody.”  Beckham continued by saying, “This year’s graduating class has had the mo...

RONAN — The jumbotron made its return to the middle of the football field as Ronan High School honored the class of 2021 with an outdoor commencement ceremony on Sunday.  The ceremony was opened with an honor song by Bigcrane Drum, and the members of the RHS choir performed the national anthem....

News from LCCD LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Conservation District wanted to congratulate our scholarship finalist for this year who is Berkley Ellis, of Polson. Berkley is passionate about making the world a better place and is deeply inspired by the beautiful environment and natural resources ar...

The Charlo High School graduating senior class of 2021 were encouraged to “be gritty” and “call your mom” during Sunday’s commencement ceremonies held in the high school’s gymnasium.  Guest speaker Jared Miller, a former Charlo Elementary school teacher, defined th...

News from University of MT, Western DILLON — The University of Montana Western named students to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List. To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average. An asterisk after a na...

The 2021 Buck Young Scholarship winners and their college destinations are: Sam Fisher (FVCC); Michael Smith (BYU); Berkley Ellis (University of Montana); Megan Rost (Highline College); Taylor Collinge (University of Montana) and Madison Straub (Montana State University). The Buck Young Memorial Scholarship ...

LAKE COUNTY — Unofficial results for the trustee special school elections in Dayton and Ronan were tabulated and reported on Tuesday, May 4.  For the Ronan School District, three-year term, Tom Anderson had 121 votes; Theodore Madden had 67; one write in vote was counted; two overvotes came in;...