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$500 cash reward for missing dog

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Archers aiming for bullseyes and blue ribbons

2014 LAKE COUNTY FAIR

RONAN – Bull’s eyes were plentiful as arrows whizzed into their targets at the Lake County Fair archery contest.

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2014 Lake County Cherry Festival

2014 Polson Mud Run at Polson Fairgrounds-2

2014 Polson Mud Run at the Fairgrounds-1

Members shooting for national recognition

Small Fries can't wait to start 4-H experience

Lake County's housing market starting to heat up

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County real estate market is starting to heat up, following a Treasure State market that thawed from a long winter that hampered early sales activity.

Good ol' Days was the center of beauty

Ronan gets a Valentine

2014 LAKE COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE

NASA grants SKC $1M

PABLO – Salish Kootenai College will receive a grant for about $1 million from NASA designed to help minority students improve science skills.

West Nile Virus threatens Montana

State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risks of infection with West Nile virus (WNV) and to take steps to avoid mosquito bites. As the weather becomes warmer and drier in July, mosquitoes capable of transmitting WNV emerge.

Cancer is a theif of life, health

As the names of my parents, Bill and Edie Hall, were read during the luminary ceremony my eyes welled with tears of remembrance. Through those tears the full moon that had just risen over Mt. Harding appeared to be a giant heart glowing with love and hope. It had been an emotional evening--a reunion of sorts--as I found many of the faces at the Mission Valley Relay for Life to be familiar. All had been touched in some way by cancer.

Creating history in time for festival

POLSON – Barbara Buchli spent the last three weeks in the hot Polson sun perched on a hydraulic lift with a paint brush in her hand.

Area rancher fined $20K

ST. IGNATIUS — A Missoula Federal Court judge fined St. Ignatius rancher Brent Powell $20,000 for violating the Clean Water Act.

From the bench

(These public records were obtained at the Lake County Court after defendants appeared before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher July 10.)

Communities rally around Turner family

POLSON – Shannon Turner’s kids used to walk from their Polson schools to the courthouse each afternoon to wait for their mom to get off work.

Black Bear euthanized near Lake Mary Ronan

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks personnel euthanized a yearling black bear in the Lake Mary Ronan area. The bear was euthanized because of its close proximity to people in campgrounds during the day. Camp foods and garbage were left available for the bear, teaching it that people are a resource for food. As the foraging continued, the bear became more determined to get the foods even in occupied campsites. This became a dangerous situation and was a significant threat to human safety.

The Adventures of Garlic Man and Wedgy Woman: The grand champion of lazy

My husband was offended when I told him he was so lazy his eyelids didn’t open all the way.

Mariners continue successful season

POLSON – The visiting Bitterroot Red Sox swept the Mission Valley Mariners 2-0 during Thursday night’s doubleheader in Polson for in conference action. The Red Sox earned the initial 4-2 victory before they earned a 13-9 win.

Woman falls in creek, dies

Abigail Sylvester, 33, of Buckley, Wa., died Sunday, July 13, a day after she fell into McDonald Creek.

Senator will have input on licensing

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The July 10 print edition of this story had incorrect information. This is the corrected and extended version.]

State ASA Softball Results

10U Ronan Rimrocks might have been inclined to feel a bit blue after being rolled by the 10U Great Falls Selects Green team in their opening round contest on Friday, but they bounced back with bats ablazing on Saturday, eliminating a trio of teams with a 15-3 tethering of the Lady Osprey, battered the Big Sky Blitz 12-2, then contained the Frenchtown Fury 8-1 before they would lose out on their Sunday morning contest to the Great Falls Select Gold 7-4.

Fatal roll-over claims life of one Arlee man, injures woman

Arlee -- One man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after both were ejected during a roll-over accident around noon July 12.

District Court Records-7/17

Lake County District Court

Northern Pile sighted in Lake Mary Ronan

In the coming weeks, FWP will follow up on the recent northern pike discovery in Lake Mary Ronan.

Obituary-Shannon A. Turner

Shannon A. Turner a resident of Lake County passed away on June 30th 2014. Shannon was born in Polson, MT, June 27 1974 to the late James and Maureen Sweeney. Shannon was raised in Polson and attended Polson schools. She married Kevin Turner in 1995 and they made their home in Pablo, MT. Shannon worked in the courthouse in POlson for the DMV and later for the tax department for almost 16 years.

Obituaries-Week of 7/17

Arlee 3-on-3 results

The year's tournament was held on July 3rd and was the 2nd largest ever with 46 teams. Games started at 9 am and concluded and 9:30 pm.

FERC allows Jackson to serve as intervenor

KERR DAM SALE

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Missoula woman killed in Highway 93 rollover

Husband air lifted

POLSON — Vivian Thompson, 77, of Missoula, died of injuries suffered Thursday when the pickup truck driven by her husband, Raymond Thompson, careened off U.S. Highway 93 south of Ronan and rolled end-over-end, according to Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin.

Polson graduate killed in Idaho accident

KOOSKIA, Id. – A 2010 Polson High School graduate and her 2-year-old son died July 2 when the car they rode in drove off a bridge and into an Idaho river.

Missing woman's body found

Deputies discovered the body of a Ronan woman missing since June 30 in her car Tuesday afternoon in southern Flathead County.

Two trapped in one-car rollover

MISSION  - Traffic in both the north and southbound lanes of Hwy 93 are clogged and will possibly be closed for a Life Flight helicopter to transport two elderly people trapped in their car.

Montana Shams rock Ireland

IRELAND – The Montana ShamRockers, Polson’s popular Celtic singing group, recently reached a milestone in their decade-long career. Three years in the making, the lads are just returned from their first trip to Ireland as Montana’s unofficial goodwill ambassadors.

K-9 Officer needs a flak jacket

GUEST COLUMN:

As a community let us help the Sheriff’s Office protect Solé as she protects us all.

Soft voice of experience

POLSON — Bradley Pichler could be as loud as he wanted to.

Letters to the editor

Tribes have no aboriginal rights

Convicted murderer gets new trial

Supreme court says prosecutor made vague immunity promise

HELENA — Eight years into his 100-year sentence for murder and arson, Clifford Old Horn will get a new trial because prosecutors were not clear on how they would use Old Horn’s statements he made to investigators.

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