Obituary: EVA M. PETERSON
Eva M. Peterson, 96, died on October 10, 2024, at St. John’s Fisher Cottage after a long illness. She was born in Ryegate, Montana, on July 24, 1928, the second child of Charles Verne Johnson and Gladys (Henton) Johnson. She began her education in Ryegate and graduated from High School there in 1946, and was […]
Obituary: April Marie Kocsis
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of April Marie Kocsis; our kind, brave, caring and generous Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece, Cousin and Friend. Our beloved angel rose to the heavens on October 14, 2024, at the age of 49. April was born on April 5, 1975, in Billings, Montana, […]
OBituary: Vendala Marie Brodmerkle-Martinson
Vendala Marie Brodmerkle-Martinson, 28, passed away at home with her loved ones, on October 28, 2024. Vendala was born to Roy and Angie, on December 27, 1995, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Vendala is the oldest of four. She has two sisters: Alice Brodmerkle, and Amanda Brett, and one brother Johnathon Brodmerkle. Vendala spent […]
Democrat Staffer Seen Tampering with Montana Ballot Box
This past Sunday, October 20, a man was caught on video tampering with an Official Mail Ballot Drop Box in Glacier County, MT. The surveillance camera footage can be found online at https://www.foxnews.com/politics/video-dem-aligned-individual-montana-ballot-box-sparks-tampering-concern-from-election-administrator The video appears to show the individual putting both hands on the drop box and unsuccessfully trying to rip it from the […]
Worden Community Club to Merge with Community Project Connection
With the president and secretary of the Worden Community Club (WCC) stepping down the WCC has offered to merge with the Community Project Connection (CPC) organization. Both groups have similar goals for the Worden community and are both responsible for events on Main Street. CPC President Nikki Zimmer brought the merger proposal forward at CPC’s […]
Sheehy Still on Top, National Results a Toss-Up
This past Saturday, October 26, Emerson College released one last poll on the Montana U.S. Senate race before election day. Coming in amidst a national upward trend in early voting, the poll showed Sheehy with a 50-46 advantage over Tester. The 4-point margin is half of the 8-point lead that the New York Times and […]
Tester Called Out by Montana Sheriffs
Recently, Senator Jon Tester’s campaign has circulated newspaper advertisements bragging about having procured millions of dollars in federal funding for local law enforcement. However, multiple county sheriffs have now called Tester’s ads “misleading”. In a Facebook post, Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick issued the following statement: I am not supporting either candidate, but as your […]
Shorter School Weeks May Not be Beneficial
A new report from researchers at the University of Montana shows shorter school weeks may hurt student performance and school budgets, according to a report from Montana Public Radio. While a growing number of schools in Montana have switched to four-day weeks, the researchers say data analysis on four-day school weeks “demonstrates a disturbing trend […]
McNiven Meanderings: The calm before the storm
Folks, this is the calm before the storm for the election season is ending. In fact, it kind of feels eerie to a point as this is our edition before the election. I feel good about Trump winning BUT I felt that way as well when he lost in 2020, so I’m not sure what […]
Montanans deserve better than emotionally charged rhetoric
Dear Editor, Proponents of CI-128 frame the initiative as the only way to protect abortion rights. But let’s be clear: Montanans already have strong protections for abortion under our state constitution. Since the Armstrong v. State case in 1999, Montana’s Supreme Court held that the state Constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion before […]