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Ronan council discusses service rooster and subdivision
Ronan resident Kandi Holt approached the Ronan City Council last Wednesday regarding support for her “support roos…
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…
Ronan Seniors: Thanksgiving dinner served Nov. 25
The Mission Valley Senior Center (across from St. Luke Hospital in Ronan) is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities.
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.
Cheerful Touch offers Reiki to cancer patients
Cheerful Touch, a personal care program offered by Cheerful Heart to cancer patients currently in treatment, recently added Reiki to its offerings.
Polson Seniors: Country Store provides valuable service
The Country Store is up and running! This fine group of volunteers are continuing to provide low cost clothing and household items to those in need in our community.
Thanksgiving: Time to share turkey and gratitude
Scores of volunteers across Lake County are preparing turkeys and all the glorious amendments for free holiday meals served next Thursday in Polson, Ronan and …
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Climate change will cost Montana agriculture more than 9,000 job losses, $181M, report says
A new report about the impacts of climate change on Montana’s agricultural community shows that changes to the environment could have an outsized impact on the…
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.
Audubon talk focuses on elk and wolves
Mission Mountain Audubon's next educational program, held at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Polson Library meeting room, will focus on the relationship between elk and …
Convicted rapist accused of not registering with state
A Lake County man with no permanent address, who was convicted of rape in the 1990s and ordered to register with the state as a sexual offender, is accused of not doing so.