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Inmate pleads not guilty to beating fellow prisoner
Judge John A. Mercer set a trial date of Jan. 13 for a St. Ignatius man accused of assaulting a fellow inmate at t…
Sentinel of the Lake: Bio Station celebrates 125 years
The place known as the Sentinel of Flathead Lake has guarded the lake’s pristine water quality since 1899 and Jim Elser, director of the Flathead Lake Biologic…
Polson Seniors: A really cool senior center
Too smoky? Too hot? Fans not cooling? We have a really cool Polson Senior Citizens Community Center. Bring a friend; make a friend.
Flathead SWAT team aids in armed standoff
A Lake County man is accused of brandishing a firearm that led to a brief armed stand-off with law enforcement. Gage Alexander Caye, 22, entered a plea of not …
Medland pleads guilty to assault, endangerment
Judge Matthew Cuffe of Lincoln County, appearing via the Zoom platform, tentatively set a sentencing date of Sept. 11, possibly sooner, for a Polson man who ad…
Ronan man sentenced for generator theft
A Ronan man was committed in District Court in Polson July 25 to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with all but 220 days of time served susp…
Volunteers sought for Flathead Waters Cleanup
Those who spend time on local lakes and rivers are encouraged to put some muscle into cleaning them up during the annual Flathead Waters Cleanup Event from 9 a…
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.