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Summer Reading Program promotes learning
Boats are out on the lake, people are walking around, and the traffic is getting a bit denser. These are all the t…
Early morning fire destroys Finley Point home
A Finely Point family woke up to the smell of smoke at about 4 a.m. Saturday and realized their home was on fire, Finley Point Fire Department Chief Rob Morige…
Accidents kill one, injure one
Windstorm sinks boats Friday
Gusty winds that ushered in up to five-foot waves on Flathead Lake Friday afternoon caused a flurry of trouble for several boats on the water at around 6 p.m.
Man on walking path behind Super 1 evades police chase
Just after 8 a.m. today, a 6-foot 2-inch man wearing a black t-shirt, sunglasses and a baseball cap took local police officers on a chase down Polson's walking path, according to scanner traffic.
Who was arrested last night - Aug. 20 - in Lake County
Lozeau, Kenneth Francis Jr
This week's Lake County arrestees
The following people were booked into Lake County Detention Center Jail in the past seven days:
Air Quality warnings in effect for Lake County
An air-quality alert was issued by the National Weather Service in Missoula Montana at about 6 p.m. Aug. 19. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an air-quality alert for Lincoln, Sanders, Mineral…
RED FLAG fire warnings in effect for county
The National Weather Service in Missoula issued a Fire Weather Alert for Friday in the following counties: Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez pierce-Kootenai-West Lolo-Salish and Kootenai Reservation – East Lolo-B…
Lake County fires acreage update for Aug. 19
Twin sprinkler alarms cause Walmart to evacuate
Two automatic sprinkler alarms that sounded about five minutes apart sent Polson Fire Department personnel to Red Lion Inn & Suites and Walmart at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Correction
Regarding last week’s story entitled Group wants to Rock Polson, Louis Cross is Polson Chamber of Commerce President and city of Polson Mayor is Heather Knutson.
Missing hiker found dead
William Hendrix, the 59-year-old missing hiker from Eureka who did not return from Swan Crest hike he started Aug. 11, was found in the North Lost Creek area at around 4 p.m. Sunday, Lake County Sheriff Don Bell sa…
John L. Cross indicted, faces trial next month
By DAVID REESE