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Drug Court: Breaking the cycle of addiction
“This is one of my proudest moments,” said Susan Pierre, standing before a crowded courtroom on the third floor of…
Two-car accident results in traffic fatality
A two-car crash on June 19 at approximately 5 p.m. resulted in a fatality for one of the drivers. The vehicles collided at mile marker 58, which is near the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 93 and Ridgewater Drive, south …
Polson police host roundtable on community safety
Officer George Simpson, acting police chief for the City of Polson, is hosting a roundtable discussion about community safety at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Polson City Hall.
Arlee High School posts honor roll
Students on the second semester honor roll at Arlee High are:
Chalk it up: Education Briefs
Local students receive scholarships from MSU, PEO and Sandpiper Gallery.
More traffic disruptions hit Ronan with Round Butte project
Ronan continues to be at the epicenter of Montana Department of Transportation projects in the Mission Valley. And that’s even more true this week as work expands to Round Butte Road where MDT, along with construct…
Mika Matters: Four-day journey focuses on unresolved hit-and-run deaths
“Mika Matters,” “Justice for Mena,” “Missing and Murdered Indigenous People,” and “Justice 4 Aiden” signs waved above a group walking from Polson Super 1 to t…
Voters deny Dayton levy by seven votes
Dayton School trustees voted to hold steady Monday night, even after voters in the Upper West Shore School District rejected by seven votes a mill levy that would have raised $61,125 to cover a budget shortfall.
Country Store faces decision about its future
The Country Store, a fixture in Polson for more than 50 years, is wrestling with a major decision about its future this week.
20th Judicial District Court News
Cases heard in the 20th Judicial District last week:
Elder abuse often involves scams and fraud
Financial scams and fraud are the most common forms of elder abuse according to Troy Downing, Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insuranc…
Fort Connah beckons visitors to a taste of the 1840s
Storm Dancer, Jocko Hendrickson’s paint mare, didn’t like them, but the skirling of the Great Scots bagpipes made it seem like Fort Connah in its youth, if the…
Feds award CSKT $30 million for Post Creek project
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes recently received a hefty grant from the Federal Highway Administration to rebuild the section of Highway 93 from Dublin Gulch Road to Gunlock Road at the top of Post Cre…
Four file for St. Ignatius town council
Filing closed at 5 p.m. June 19 for Lake County’s three municipal elections on Nov. 7. Unless write-in candidates file by 5 p.m. Sept. 5, the only contested races are in St. Ignatius, which has four candidates for …
Highway construction on 93 to continue at night
Riverside Contracting crews will construct the sub-base of the new southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 93 this week and plan to work from 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, as well as during the night from 9 p.m.-7 a.m…
Ryan Busse gives talk at Demo dinner
Ryan Busse, author of "Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America," is the keynote speaker at the Lake County Democrats' annual spaghetti dinner and fundraiser June 28.