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Lake County's judge-elect resigns after drug charges filed
Lake County's newly elected District Court judge has resigned after being accused of attempting to purchase and di…
Mission man accused of threatening local school
A St. Ignatius man is accused of making threats to the St. Ignatius Elementary School on YouTube. Nathan Luke Smith, 42, pled not guilty to felony intimidation…
Jury convicts Ronan man of exposing his child to fentanyl
A Lake County jury found a Ronan man guilty of negligent homicide in the death of his child due to fentanyl exposure. The trial for Nyibe Jordan Nguyen, 26, be…
Helping hungry kids, one backpack meal at a time
Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry recently received $12,000 from the Town Pump Charitable Foundation to fund its “Meals for Backpacks” program, while the Rona…
Ronan business uses high-tech oven to "cook" wood
About a month ago, a new oven arrived in Ronan that weighs 84,000 pounds. It took two or three cranes to unload the beast and maneuver it into its new home at …
Mission man accused of theft, defacing gun ID and drug possession
A St. Ignatius man is accused of defacing a weapon’s serial number, possessing drugs and theft. Mark Anthony Davidson, 38, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson Dec. 11 to misdemeanor charges of …
Sentencing deferred after woman admits to firing weapon
The imposition of sentencing was deferred three years in District Court in Polson Dec. 11 for a Ronan woman who admitted to firing a weapon out of anger over a failed relationship.
The Warming Center: Keeping people warm and safe
A tidy white house and a long bunkhouse on 5th Ave. E. in Pablo welcome guests to the Warming Center on chilly nights.
Switch flipped on Lights Under the Big Sky
Airplanes flying over the Mission Valley must have wondered what was happening in Ronan Friday evening to illuminate the night sky. The answer is Lights Under …
Reopening Lake House could help county with mental health crisis
The Lake House, located just south of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, opened in 2015 and closed in 2023. While the facility went away, the need did not, …
Paul Ailport enters Alford plea for attempted homicide
Visiting District Court Judge John Larson of Missoula set a sentencing date of Feb. 13 for a Pablo man who allegedly slammed his pick-up into his neighbor’s ho…
Agency on Aging breaks ground on new transit center
Western Montana Transit broke ground on its new building in Ronan Nov. 19. Located on Hwy. 93 across from Town Pump, the new structure will provide a central l…
Ronan man adds escape to drug charges
A Ronan man, being held at the Lake County Jail on multiple drug charges, is now accused with attempting to escape custody.
Jury finds Mission man not guilty of sexual abuse charge
St. Ignatius resident Charles Zeiler was found not guilty of sexual abuse of a child by a Lake County jury during a trial held Dec. 2-3.
Government review commissions get underway
The members of Polson’s local government study commission were in Whitefish Tuesday at a training session hosted by the MSU Local Government Center.