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FLOW swim coach claims three bronze medals
Mark Johnston, coach of the Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers (FLOWS), earned three bronze medals at the 2025 Worl…
Open House at Soup's On
POLSON — When your feet feel frozen from sloshing around in the slush and snow, there is nothing like a steaming bowl of homemade soup to thaw them. The friendly, welcoming atmosphere at “Soup’s On” will not only w…
Work Travelers: Two Mission High School students earn the trip of a lifetime
ST. IGNATIUS — Most high school students will spend their 2012 summer break playing video games, hanging out with friends or taking a vacation with family. How…
Lake County hires a new deputy
POLSON — Deputy Fernando Venegas started working for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 30, 2012. Venegas has worked over seven years as a law enforcemen…
The war comes home
World War II reached across nations and cost the lives of 70 million people; the deadliest in human history. While the Mission Valley was a considerable distan…
Polson man fires shots at family reunion
POLSON — A family reunion proved to be too much stress for a 66-year-old man who was given a five-year suspended sentence in Lake County District Court last Thursday for firing a .40 caliber pistol from the basemen…
Cash cows
In 2011, the worst drought in the history of the state of Texas wreaked havoc on the area. Temperatures easily surpassed 100 degrees and rain was as scarce as …
Trustee Taylor resigns amid ongoing controversy
POLSON — Polson School Board trustee Theresa Taylor resigned from her position at the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, citing an unwillingness to “be perceived as a participant” in what she believes …
Lake County settles two human rights claims
POLSON — Two individuals filed human rights complaints against Lake County and Lake County's Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall in December. One claim settled for $110,000 while the other settled for $45,000.
Mission Valley Aquatics: Building for the future
POLSON — If you’ve ever dangled your toes over the edge of a pool, you know that dreaded feeling that comes when you’re about to jump in. That moment when your…
SKC receives grant funds
PABLO — Salish Kootenai College received $25,053 in Acce$$ Grant funds from the nonprofit Student Assistance Foundation on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Acce$$ Grants are awarded by SAF to Montana postsecondary schools and th…
Say 'hey' to the Linderman Poetry Café
POLSON — Creativity and fun took center stage on Tuesday, Jan. 31 for the Poetry Café, put on by fourth-graders at Linderman Elementary.
Two Pablo men face federal charges
GREAT FALLS — Two Pablo residents were among three men arraigned in a Great Falls federal court session on charges of violations of the Bald and Golden Eagle Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on Monday, Feb. 6
Expo brings out sights, smiles
RONAN — Hundreds of people came to the 22nd annual Expo and Livestock Trade Show at the Ronan Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 4 and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and …
Capri Sun meth dealer gets four years in jail
POLSON — A 54-year-old Great Falls woman was sentenced to four years in jail during Lake County District Court last Thursday as part of her plea agreement for possessing meth with the intent of dealing it.
High school deals with leaky roof
POLSON — Polson High School is dealing with heavy leaks from its flat, foam-covered roof, but the current economic climate may not allow for repairs to be made…