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Tree-lighting launches holiday countdown
It was a countdown to 6 p.m. Saturday evening when the Polson Christmas tree's lights first blinked on, spreading …
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.
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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…
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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