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Couple accusing of abusing family member
A Ronan couple is accused of abusing a family member. Eddie Robert Cowen, 41, and Donna Rochelle Vincent Cowen, 65…
Firefighters respond to house fire and bale blaze
Polson Rural Fire District responded to two fires last week. The first, on June 19, was near Buffalo Bridge where firefighters found 110 round bales fully engu…
Michael Munson takes helm at Salish Kootenai College
Dr. Michael M. Munson returned to Salish Kootenai College this month to serve as the institution’s next president, following an extensive national search and a…
Ronan grad joins next generation of elite Navy rescue swimmers
Airman Adriana Tatukivei, a native of Ronan, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) where the next generation of Aviatio…
Polson and Ronan have competitive mayoral races
A few races have materialized for municipal elections since last Wednesday’s filing deadline.
Ailport sentenced to 110 years for driving truck into house
A Polson man, convicted at trial of attempted deliberate homicide, arson and criminal mischief, was sentenced in District Court in Polson June 12 to a total of…
More than 300 attend Polson's No Kings protest
A colorful crew if protesters lined the intersection of Highways 93 and 35 in Polson Saturday, waving signs and banners opposed to what participants describe a…
Competing dispensaries vie for licenses
Appeals from competing marijuana dispensaries lit up the Ronan City Council meeting on June 11.
Agreement boosts lake level through July
Energy Keepers Inc., which operates SKQ Dam, has announced a partial remedy for this summer’s predicted low lake levels.
Tribes lift ban on open debris burning
Fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire announced they will lift the ban on debris/outdoor burning within the Flathead Reservation boundary as of Friday, June 20.
Polson Commission hears from four judicial candidates
The Polson City Commission interviewed four candidates for city judge Monday night and plan to consummate the selection process at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25.
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 face to the riverbed below – an entirely differ…
Rocky Point residents worry about traffic impacts of new casino
The intersection of Rocky Point Road with Highway 93 north of Polson is always busy, especially during the summer months as lakeshore residents struggle to get on and off the highway. It’s likely to get worse with …
Hotter-than-normal May spurs rapid snowmelt
Springtime conditions across Montana felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures spurring rapid snowmelt.
PROTECT Act would expand tribal jurisdiction in drug cases
U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke have joined other legislators in introducing the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to…
Geotechnical work begins near Ninepipe
Geotechnical investigation work began this week along Highway 93 in the Ninepipe and Eagle Pass Trail area and is slated to continue through the end of June. The schedule may fluctuate depending on weather and unfo…