Ellington

Ronan man pleads guilty to criminal endangerment

Native American Awareness Week

Runaway teens return home safely

RONAN — Bailey Speagle and Justin Krahn walked out of the Mission Mountains late Tuesday and are safely back at their homes.

Tuber time

Local potato harvest begins

RONAN – At Lake Seed last Friday, rivers of potatoes were unloaded by the truckload and sent up and down a series of conveyer belts, sorted by size along the way as they bounced through rolling sieves and passed inspection by a team of workers.

Lady Pirates golfers claim divisional title

Congdon, Thurman earn spot at State Tournament for boys team

Mack Mania

Lake trout are Public Enemy No. 1 as Mack Days begins

Robert “Bob” Gordon Cooley

Antoinette V. Barba

Linda Diane Payson

Gordon P. Jore

Joseph F. Lee

Candace Elizabeth White

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Ronan Homecoming 2012

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Community Notes

Law enforcement and court records

Montana Book Award Winner comes to Polson

Safety first at Safety Day

Crash victim identified

Local artists gather to participate in World Wide Paint Out

POLSON — If you were in a scenic location and stood still for long enough on Saturday, there’s a chance you were immortalized in a painting by an onlooking artist.

Polson fire "suspicious"

Lending a helping hand

Polson para-athlete rides hand cycle around Flathead Lake to raise money, awareness for friend

POLSON — Tom Savage went a long way on Saturday — just under 90 miles according to the computer tracker on the back of his hand-powered bicycle — but he went an even longer way toward making a difference in someone else’s life.

Fly-In High

Polson airport takes center stage at 14th annual expo

POLSON — A dazzling display of planes new and old covered the ground and filled the air at the Polson airport on Saturday, as appreciative onlookers came to celebrate the timeless wonder of flight. The occasion marked the 14th annual Polson Fly-In, and the yearly spectacle brought recreational pilots and curious members of the general public together for an impassioned ode to aviation.

Tribal settlement checks issued

Ronan Harvest Fest

Exhausted Pirates fall to Columbia Falls, Whitefish

WHITEFISH — The Pirates dropped to 0-3 in conference play after falling to Northern A foes Columbia Falls and Whitefish over the weekend.

Frantic finish in Frenchtown

Pirates mount miraculous last-gasp rally for 'statement' win over conference rival

FRENCHTOWN — The Lady Pirates were down 14-9 in the fifth game of their match against Frenchtown last Thursday, but reeled off seven-straight points to knock off their Northwestern A rivals 26-28, 25-21, 25-21, 16-25, 16-14.

Lake County Sports Roadtrip Roundup

Lake County runners take on Mission Mountain Golf Course

RONAN — All four Lake County cross-country teams, as well as runners from 12 other schools, met at the Mission Mountain Golf Course in Ronan on Saturday for the Ronan Invitational, with the Hellgate boys and Hamilton girls coming away with the top prizes.

Evans, Brown connect for three scores on way to a 32-6 win over the Lions

In Sync

ST. IGNATIUS — Quarterback Dylan Evans and receiver Jarred Brown exploited the Eureka secondary for three touchdown connections en route to a 32-6 victory for Mission over the Lions on Friday.

Dolores “Dodie” A. (Davis) Tillis

Teri Babich Boettcher

Lenore Marie Padilla

William Oscar Lundstrom

Polson man sentenced on probation violations

Births

Polson overpowered by Loyola, Hamilton

POLSON — It was a rough week for the Lady Pirates soccer team, suffering a 5-1 loss to Loyola Sacred Heart last Thursday and a 7-0 loss to Hamilton on Saturday at home.

Flavors of the Northwest hits the spot

I. Elaine Miller

Ella L. Oelke Weber

Robert A. “Bob” Woodruff

Sharon Chadwick

Leatrice (Deda) Voss

Lake County Roadtrip Roundup

Pirates pick up win over Loyola, lose nail-biter to Hamilton

POLSON — The Polson boys soccer team split a pair of nonconference games at home last week, downing Loyola-Valley Christian 4-2 on Thursday before coming up just short in a 2-1 loss to Hamilton on Saturday.

Lady Vikings bump Noxon, Hot Springs

CHARLO — The Lady Vikings were able to pick up two District 10-C victories at home this past week, beating Noxon 3-1 on Thursday and Hot Springs 3-0 on Saturday.

Chiefs trample Trojans

Ronan rushing attack shines in 36-14 victory

RONAN — The Chiefs football team racked up 269 yards on the ground, including 126 from senior Colby Roberts on 15 carries, en route to a convincing 36-14 victory over Troy in Ronan on Friday.

Ronan man sentenced to 5 years

Miniature Bull Riding Finals

Congdon, Kovik sentenced to prison

Births

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Community calendar

People, places of Flathead put under the magnifying glass in new mystery novel

Local citizens beware: a cold-blooded murderer is prowling the perimeter of Flathead Lake, terrorizing the area from Whitefish down to Bigfork and Polson.

Eyre guitar

One cigar box and lunch box at a time, music teacher Nathan Eyre converts antiques into art

POLSON — Cobbled together with ordinary household trinkets and recycled parts harvested from old instruments, Nathan Eyre’s cigar box guitars are something of a musical Frankenstein. With tuning knobs  protruding from the neck in place of bolts, the resemblance to the monster is made even more striking when he uses a charge of electricity to breathe life into the odd assortment of old parts.

CSKT money to be sent out next week

River me timbers!

Father and son rodeo duo collects honors in Dillon

All in the family

DILLON — The spoils of hard work and hours of practice, Polson’s Lee and Wyatt Lytton captured three trophy saddles on Aug. 18 and 19 at the Wrangler Team Roping Championships in Dillon. 

Game warden reassigned

Rise and Salute

Maidens split matches against Bigfork and Eureka

Lake County roadtrip roundup

Vikings continue hot streak, trample Darby 59-28

Charlo's high-powered offense puts up 45 points in first quarter alone

CHARLO — For the second week in a row, the Charlo Vikings football team dominated a Western C eight-player opponent, dropping Darby 59-28 on Friday in Charlo.

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Local man assaults police

Road to recovery

In wake of fire, Irvine Flats farmers face new set of challenges

IRVINE FLATS — The West Garceau fire is finally contained, but for Jack and Jane Clapp and other ranchers in the Irvine Flats area west of Polson, the damage is done. Where once amber waves of grass stretched across their property, blackened fields remain.

Golfers scramble to raise scholarship funds for SKC

Cowboys and cowgirls put on show at Rim Ranch Rodeo

The spice of life

Polson Rotary Club chili cook-off generates $20,000 for Mission Valley Aquatic Center

POLSON — They came in varying thicknesses and consistencies, with different levels of heat and spiciness. Some piled on the meat while others were beany in nature. Further tailored with unique blends of cheese, sour cream and other extra toppings, the diversity of chili was on full display on Saturday’s chili cook-off at Riverside Park in Polson. Regardless of type, all of the chili seemed to hit the spot at the annual Rotary Festival for Youth, coordinated by the Rotary Club’s Polson chapter.