Saturday, July 30
Elmo Fire consumes 7,000 acres in one day
Evacuation orders were issued Friday night after a wildfire quickly ballooned near Elmo on the west side of Flathead Lake.
Thursday, July 28
Lake County Fair opens with a blast
The 4-H Shotgun Shoot kicked off the 2022 edition of the Lake County Fair with a blast on Saturday morning east of Polson at the Big Sky Sporting Clays.
Legals for July, 28 2022
Housing task force sets sights on solutions to worsening crisis
Describing Montana’s housing crisis as “complicated,” Gov. Greg Gianforte welcomed his newly formed Housing Task Force to the state capitol Wednesday for its inaugural meeting.
Parks department 'maintaining' services amid staffing crunch
Polson Fourth of July festivities went off with out a hitch, city parks department officials reported at last week’s parks and tree advisory board meeting.
Poker Paddle benefits lake education
Playing the hand they were dealt, more than 80 adventurous canoeists, kayakers, stand-up paddleboarders and swimmers endured light winds and choppy waves to try their luck at a hand of poker and raise money for a good cause Saturday morning.
Joan Gail Hove Thompson
Joan Gail Hove Thompson
Violet Mae Brueckmann
Violet Mae Brueckmann
Interview Judging sets the stage for fair exhibits
Excitement was in the air on Monday afternoon as the 4-H'ers and FFA members brought their non-animal projects to the fair for the interview judging.
Plains neighbors rally to rescue doe stuck upside down in ditch
Maybe, just maybe, someone thought if you plant a deer upside down it will no doubt grow into a new deer.
Mariners’ 2022 season comes to an end
The Mission Valley Mariners’ 2022 season officially came to an end last weekend during the West A District Legion tournament hosted at Kalispell’s Griffin Field.
Lester Raymond Cyr
Lester Raymond Cyr
Thursday, July 21
St. Ignatius celebrates at Good Old Days
St. Ignatius celebrates at Good Old Days
Polson 14U softball team wins state championship
The Polson 14U Lady Pirates girls softball team came home as state champions with a 6-5 win over Missoula Riot on Sunday.
Mariner baseball heads into the postseason
The Mission Valley Mariners baseball team closed out a competitive last week of the season with an impressive doubleheader sweeps over the both the Bitterroot Bucks “A” and Bitterroot Red Sox “A”.
Lake County sues state to recoup Public Law 280 funds
Following through with a threat made earlier this year, the Lake County commissioners on July 14 filed a lawsuit against the state that argues the county is owed millions of dollars for its role in providing law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation.
Cool spring sets back Flathead cherry crop
Storms, floods, and cooler weather are expected to delay the first harvest of Flathead Lake cherries this year. Despite the delay and a few orchards that suffered damage due to hail, Flathead Lake Cherry Growers are still expecting an abundant harvest this summer.
Jeannette Beatrice Wicklund
Jeannette Beatrice Wicklund
Shirley Mae (Brigham) Jacobson
Shirley Mae (Brigham) Jacobson
Forrest Clayton Samsel
Forrest Clayton Samsel
St. Joseph ranked among most 'socially responsible' hospitals in U.S.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson was recently named one of the top 30 most "socially responsible" hospitals in the nation by the Lown Institute.
Senior center calendars and menus
Senior centers
Library programs this week
For the Week of July 18, news from the North Lake County Public Library District.
Living in the past at 'Live History Days'
POLSON — Sounds of sputtering tractors, chugging engines and the periodic shrill whistle of a vintage steam train filled the grounds of the Miracle of America Museum almost nonstop during “Live History Days” on Saturday and Sunday.
Letters to the editor July 21
Letters to the editor July 21
Legals for July, 21 2022
Tuesday, July 19
Small fires crop up across Flathead Reservation
Recent hot and dry weather prompted the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Divison of Fire on Monday to elevate the fire danger to "high" on the Flathead Reservation, where a trio of small blazes were reported over the last week.
Polson man sentenced for beating girlfriend to death
A 21-year-old Polson man residing in Aurora, Colo., was sentenced to prison July 12 for the brutal killing of his girlfriend last year.
Tidrick back-to-back Montana 200 champion
Chalk up another one for BJ Tidrick, winner of Saturday night’s 31st annual Montana 200 hosted at the Mission Valley Super Oval in Pablo. Kennewick based driver, Tidrick, took the checkered flag in Montana’s biggest race of the season for the second consecutive year and third overall.
Thursday, July 14
SKC Upward Bound students attend leadership congress
Salish Kootenai College Upward Bound is proud to announce that two of our students were selected to attend the Council for Education’s 33rd annual National Student Leadership Congress.
Jacqueline McGraw (Murray) Kruzen
Jacqueline McGraw (Murray) Kruzen
Alan James Burland
Alan James Burland
Noma Loraine Scruggs Giffin
Noma Loraine Scruggs Giffin
George Leonard Reksten
George Leonard Reksten
Don Edward Cornelius
Don Edward Cornelius
Violet Cox Peterson
Violet Cox Peterson
Birth announcements
Birth announcements
Commission tables vote on casino annexation
Asking for more information on traffic and other community impacts, the Polson City Commission last week voted to table a decision on a resolution to annex 79 acres north of the city airport that is the proposed site of a casino to be operated by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Researchers find nutrient imbalance in Flathead Lake
As any gardener or farmer can tell you, nitrogen and phosphorus are chemical elements found in soils and fertilizers that plants need to grow.
CSKT make pitch to bring Big Medicine back home to bison range
When Congress passed and President Donald J. Trump signed into law the legislation that would restore the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes, it marked a homecoming of sorts as the land, the operations and the bison were returned to tribal management.
Gargantuan trucks wow crowds
The deafening roar of earth-shaking engines, sounds of cars crunching, and the frenzied cheers of a packed grandstand filled the Mission Valley Super Oval last Friday and Saturday nights during the Malicious Monster Truck Tour’s stop at the speedway.
MAC slugger Umphrey returns home to host youth softball clinic
Summer school is in session for a couple local collegiate softballers. They are home for the summer and giving back to the community by providing softball lessons for young players.
Mariners go 5-0 to win Harp tourney
Xavier Fisher struck out five, walked two, and allowed four hits in five innings of work as the Mission Valley Mariners “A” shut out the Bozeman Bucks “A” 8-0 to win the John R. Harp Memorial Legion Tournament hosted at Griffin Field in Kalispell late Sunday afternoon.
New Polson officers sworn in; Sutton promoted
Polson Mayor Eric Huffine swore in two new police officers, Chance Peasley and Marcus Lindquist at the July 6 City Commission meeting. Huffine also promoted Officer Aaron Sutton to the rank of patrol sergeant.
Legals for July, 14 2022
Tuesday, July 12
Alcohol suspected in fatal crash near Arlee
A 40-year-old Charlo man was killed in a head-on crash July 1 on U.S. 93.
Thursday, July 7
Legals for July, 7 2022
Arlee 4th celebration expands its traditions
The Arlee Pow Wow Celebration has been a July 4th tradition for 122 iterations, delighting participants and spectators for well over a century.
Thrills and Spills at Arlee July 4th Rodeo
While Rodeo-goers were taking in the pre-rodeo honoring of veterans and our freedom, the broncs waiting in the chutes grew impatient to get things going.
Mariners sweep Dillon Cubs
The Mission Valley Mariners opened conference action last week on the road in Missoula with a double header sweep over the hosting Mavs A squad on Wednesday, June 29.
Local softball teams have success at Splash Classic
Twenty-nine fastpitch softball teams from all over Northwestern Montana battled Mother Nature’s grab bag of weather and each other this past weekend during the 2022 Polson Splash Classic softball tournament hosted at the Polson Softball Complex.
Glacier's Native America Speaks program marks 40th year
Dozens of spectators filled the wooden benches in the shadow of Red Eagle Mountain at the Rising Sun picnic area in Glacier National Park on Wednesday evening.
Senior centers
Senior centers
Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival needs bakers
The 41st annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival is looking for bakers of all ages to enter the festival’s Huckleberry Baking Contest.
Polson man gets prison time for posing as law enforcement
A Polson man accused of posing as a federal law enforcement agent to two girls last summer was sentenced recently in Lincoln County District Court.
Eagle Scout installs mini pantry at Ronan Bread Basket
Eagle Scout Nicholas Snyder recently completed his scout project, building a small food pantry at the Ronan Bread Basket that is accessible anytime to people in need.
CSKT awarded grant for community garden
The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes was awarded a $7,000 grant from AARP Montana to create a community garden.
CSKT awarded grant for community garden
The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes was awarded a $7,000 grant from AARP Montana to create a community garden.
Steven Gary Yurosko
Steven Gary Yurosko
County to implement 'tag' system at landfill, container sites
Lake County residents will now be required to show a user tag before dropping off garbage at the county landfill or container sites, the county announced last week.
DeLane Newgard, 97
DeLane Newgard, 97
