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Energy Keepers predicts lake won't reach full pool
At Seli'š Ksanka Qlispe' Dam, the Flathead River seeps beneath floodgates, and slides quietly down the concrete fa…
Bigfork man accused of firing assault rifle
A Bigfork man is accused of firing rounds from an assault rifle during a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend.
Car chase, drugs land Ronan man in jail for five years
A Ronan man was committed in District Court in Polson on Nov. 19 to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five suspended.
Pablo man charged with drug felonies
Thomas Joseph Spotted Eagle, 41, of Pablo appeared in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on drug charges Nov. 18.
Polson fire and police receive public safety grants
Polson Fire Department and Police Department each received grants from the Montana Department of Commerce recently, aimed at improving emergency services in rural areas.
Lauryn Buhr: Always lending a helping hand
Lauryn Buhr attributes some of her hectic extracurricular schedule to her dad, local banker Jamie Buhr.
Whitefish bus burns at Ronan High School speech meet
The competition at speech and debate meets can get heated, but not as hot as the Whitefish bus did last Saturday.
Hunt for treasures during Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday – Shop Small will be Nov. 30. Shops, stores, and merchants around the Mission Valley are planning displays, discounts, sales, and treat…
Reciprocity was theme of SKC climate symposium
A regional climate symposium held at Salish Kootenai College on Nov. 21 gathered representatives from state, federal, tribal, and non-government organizations …
Ronan council discusses service rooster and subdivision
Ronan resident Kandi Holt approached the Ronan City Council last Wednesday regarding support for her “support rooster.”
Kalispell man charged with rape
A Kalispell man is accused of forcing himself upon a woman he met on social media. Fabian Alexander Perez-Calderon, 25, entered a plea of not guilty to felony …
Polson woman accused of setting carport fire
A Polson woman is accused of intentionally setting a fire in the carport of a Polson residence. Shyann Brook Crabtree, 27, entered a plea of not guilty to felo…
Mission man sentenced for three separate crimes
A St. Ignatius man was sentenced in District Court in Polson Nov. 14 to a total of 30 years in the Montana State Prison, 25 years suspended, resolving three se…
Blackweasel sentenced for exposing children to drugs
A Ronan man was committed in District Court in Polson Nov. 14 to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with eight years suspended on two counts of criminal child endangerment.
Convicted rapist returned to prison
A Big Arm man, on probation stemming from a rape conviction in 2006, had the suspended portion of his sentence revoked in District Court in Polson Nov. 13.
Bar patron pleads guilty to firing gun on Main Street
Judge Molly Owen set sentencing for Dec. 18 for a Polson man accused of firing a weapon on Polson’s Main Street.