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Dana pleads guilty to officer assault, indecent exposure
Codie James Dana, 34, entered a plea of guilty in District Court in Polson April 24 to felony charges of indecent …
Books for bikes
Principal Heather Jones (center) stands with fourth grader Lucas Vanderburg (left) and third grader Juliana Marengo (right), the Books for Bikes winners for Po…
Mission General Store robbed
ST. IGNATIUS — An unknown person allegedly broke into the Mission General Store and stole around $350 in cash Wednesday morning.
Ronan man arraigned on felony sex crimes
POLSON — Robert Deneault appeared via closed circuit television in Judge Wall’s justice court Friday to be arraigned on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault, both felonies. Deneault, 41,…
Hendrickson supporters unite while BOE, superintendent continue to take heat
POLSON — Last Wednesday morning, a group of approximately 30 Polson High School students gathered outside their school to protest the non-renewal of assistant principal Shawn Hendrickson. One sign read “education n…
Flathead Lake legends wanted
LAKE COUNTY — Be it tales of large fishies or sunken battle ships, the Lake County Leader is collecting all stories Flathead Lake-related for a special publication called “Legends of the Lake.”
PFD responds to propane spill
POLSON — Polson fire and police departments responded to Delaney’s Landscape and Garden Center around 1:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning when a 1,000 gallon propane tank tipped over outside.
Committee unites to resolve water dispute
POLSON — Representatives for the state of Montana and for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes came together at the KwaTaqNuk Resort Wednesday to discus…
Avalanche safety
MISSION MTS. — Snow and cold weather are constantly changing and sometimes the changes come rapidly and dramatically over a short period of time. Avalanches involving people don’t happen by accident. There are thre…
No exotic mussels in lake
YELLOW BAY — Deep-water divers, genetic scrutiny, and rigorous examinations with high powered microscopes have failed to turn up any evidence of exotic mussels in Flathead Lake near Woods Bay, Montana Fish, Wildlif…
A true hero's welcome gallery of images
Ronan Marine Tomy Parker returns home
A true hero's welcome
It was a night to remember.
Seized items returned to sheriff's office critic
POLSON – A vocal critic of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, ex-sheriff’s deputy Terry Leonard, was silenced prior to last November’s heated elections when his…
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Pertussis on the rise
LAKE COUNTY — The number of Pertussis cases continues to rise along the Highway 93 corridor. The health departments for the CSKT, Lake, Missoula, and Flathead counties have responded to a total of 79 cases in the p…
Stand for peace
POLSON — No matter what type of weather is thrown their way, they are out there. Snow, sleet, rain, negative or 100-degree temperatures — this group is there.