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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…
View from the Library: End-of-Summer block party
Summer has flown by and here we are getting ready to celebrate the end of our Summer Reading Program with a big block party on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5-8 p.m.
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Vitek pleads guilty; sentencing set for Sept. 18
Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Sept. 18 for a Bigfork man accused of shooting three people, killing one of them. Matthew Thomas Vitek, 50, entered a…
Polson man admits to unemployment fraud
A Polson man has admitted to receiving unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled. Samuel Wendell Jr., 36, entered a plea of guilty Aug. 1 in District …
Ronan couple charged with exposing children to drugs
A Ronan couple is accused of exposing their children to drugs. Trevor John Blackweasel and Ashley Michelle Upham, both 27, are each charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of children. Upham plead guil…
Bighawk sentenced for sexual assault, vehicular assault
A Polson man was sentenced in District Court at Polson July 31 to the Montana State Prison for negligent vehicular assault and sexual assault.
Fire danger drops to high due to recent rains
Due to recent rainfall, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes dropped the fire danger from Extreme to High on Tuesday.
Commissioners approve levy to pay for jail expansion
Property taxes will go up across Lake County in November due to a $3.8 million judgement levy passed last week by the county commissioners to help cover the co…
Mann Gulch: The fire that changed everything
Seventy-five years ago, earth and sky turned into fire. The flames of the Mann Gulch fire spread rapidly, overtaking 16 men sent to tame it in a gulch outside …
Sentinel of the Lake: Bio Station celebrates 125 years
The place known as the Sentinel of Flathead Lake has guarded the lake’s pristine water quality since 1899 and Jim Elser, director of the Flathead Lake Biologic…
Polson Seniors: A really cool senior center
Too smoky? Too hot? Fans not cooling? We have a really cool Polson Senior Citizens Community Center. Bring a friend; make a friend.
Flathead SWAT team aids in armed standoff
A Lake County man is accused of brandishing a firearm that led to a brief armed stand-off with law enforcement. Gage Alexander Caye, 22, entered a plea of not …
Medland pleads guilty to assault, endangerment
Judge Matthew Cuffe of Lincoln County, appearing via the Zoom platform, tentatively set a sentencing date of Sept. 11, possibly sooner, for a Polson man who ad…
Ronan man sentenced for generator theft
A Ronan man was committed in District Court in Polson July 25 to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with all but 220 days of time served susp…
Volunteers sought for Flathead Waters Cleanup
Those who spend time on local lakes and rivers are encouraged to put some muscle into cleaning them up during the annual Flathead Waters Cleanup Event from 9 a…