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Updated 3 days, 17 hours ago

Meters used to monitor and charge for commercial water use

Polson’s water ordinance, effective June 10 to Sept. 30 each year, restricts watering to every other day with thre…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Off In The Woods, out in the open

POLSON — Individually, Sean Burress is a baker, Nathan Noble is a waiter, Jon Schumaker is a store manager and Layne McKay is an electronic engineering student…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Stand Down aims to help vets

ARLEE — Veterans and their family members were given the chance to ask questions and connect with the national, state and local organizations at the Arlee Powwow Grounds last Friday and Saturday.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Edington makes it count

RONAN — In his 44th year as a teacher, Dave Edington has had a dramatic impact in changing the lives of his students. As a woodshop and drafting instructor for…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Lake County Municipal Candidate Surveys

Candidates for Lake County municipal seats were given the opportunity to introduce themselves to you, their constituents, before the Nov. 8 election.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Community Calendar

Festival cancelled

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Farm-to-school efforts ramp up in Lake Co.

POLSON — Students showed up at Polson school cafeterias for lunch on Monday, Oct. 17 and noticed something on their trays that hadn’t been there before: lentil…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Bontrager completes basic training

ST. IGNATIUS — Navy Seaman Recruit Brandon J. Bontrager, a 2011 graduate of St. Ignatius High School and son of Tina S. and Glenn R. Bontrager of St. Ignatius, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Defeating Diabetes, one ride at a time

RONAN — You think riding 100 miles on a bike is tough? Well, it is. But for Ronan’s AnnaMarie Leafty, it’s also an example.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Food for thought

RONAN — What’s not to like about retaining millions of dollars in western Montana while simultaneously allowing individuals and businesses to prosper?

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Walk to Bike to School

RONAN — Ronan Parks Superintendent Jennifer Rolfsness knows that real change takes time, but that doesn’t mean she’s waiting around for it to happen.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Strength in the face of adversity

POLSON — While pole vaulting is an individual sport, Polson’s Melinda Owen has found that there’s a whole team supporting her quest to go to the 2012 Olympics …

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Man sentenced to 40 years

POLSON — A Pablo man was sentenced to 40 years in jail for sex crimes against a minor after walking into a police station and declaring himself “a sexual preda…

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Fighting on all fronts

POLSON — On July 11, 2007, 15-year-old Christian McCurdy woke up with double vision. The Polson student didn’t think much of it and promptly scheduled a visit …

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago
Oh my gourd!

POLSON — That’s a lot of pie.