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Ronan council discusses service rooster and subdivision
Ronan resident Kandi Holt approached the Ronan City Council last Wednesday regarding support for her “support roos…
St. Ignatius Seniors: Cookbook for sale
We have a cookbook to sell for Area VI with recipes from residents of Lake, Sanders and Mineral counties. It is $15, and the money goes to help families from these areas that have specific financial needs.
Passion for the natural world lands Ronan grad in Costa Rica
Mollie Sydnor, who graduated from Ronan High School in 2023, likes turtles, water and the natural world. Those interests converged during a recent internship a…
Chock-full of Cherries: Polson festival draws vendors, visitors
Downtown Polson was bursting with ripe cherries and flooded with festival-goers during this year’s Flathead Cherry Festival, held last Saturday and Sunday.
Ksanka Culture Camp: Teaching the old ways
Wayne McCoy was cutting wet, ultra-thin hide so children and adults could make small versions of traditional Kootenai canoes. McCoy was one of several instruct…
Revitalizing Ronan: $1.25 million grant gives community a big boost
Four decades ago, Ronan’s Main Street was a bustling place, with grocery, clothing, furniture, hardware and drug stores, cafes and even a jewelry shop. But as …
Friends of the Children comes to the Flathead
Storybooks, shelves with boxes of crayons, games, tubs of toys, and big tables tell visitors that Friends of the Children in Polson is a place kids inhabit.
Float planes fuel up on the Flathead River
Looking like Spiderman, a man clung to the side of a white floatplane as the water in the Flathead River rocked him back and forth against the dock. With a big…
Lake County bills DOJ for Public Law 280 expenses
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was sent a bill Monday for $151,038 – the cost Lake County says was spent to detain, transport and prosecute tribal mem…
CSKT fighting three active fires on reservation
Recent rains helped the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire who are fighting three active fires within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation. All three were caused by lightning strikes.
On the Agenda
Upcoming public meetings
Polson Schools seek input on grade realignment
The Polson School District is hosting a public meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 to discuss possible grade realignment, beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
Flathead Lake Biological Station celebrates 125 years with Open House
The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) is 125 years old this year, and welcomes the public to a free and family-friendly FLBS125 A…
Festival celebrates the humble huckleberry
It’s that time of year again! For more than 40 years, the second Saturday of August has meant art, food and fun on the shores of Swan Lake.
The Last Slice: Hospice nurse shares memoir
Longtime Hospice nurse RuthiE Neilan, who grew up in Ronan, shares her memoir, “A sweet Taste of the Last Slice,” during a reading and reception at 1 p.m. Frid…
Mission Valley Ice Arena gets boost from dunk tank
Visitors to Polson’s July 28-29 Flathead Cherry Festival showed a keen interest and accurate aim in dunking Mission Valley Ice Arena Association volunteers at …