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Updated 7 hours, 29 minutes 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 3 weeks ago
Teens rescue Big Arm woman trapped beneath mower

By Monday, Kyle Geyer looked pretty chipper. Especially for a woman who had spent four hours last Friday pinned beneath her riding lawnmower. She’s also exceed…

Updated 3 weeks ago
Fourth festivities flourish from Arlee to Polson

Lake County communities are gearing up for Fourth festivities, which promise parades and fireworks from Arlee to Polson.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Ronan Seniors: Birthday dinner served Friday

This week's menu includes: birthday dinner, roast beef and salad, Friday, June 27; BBQ chicken, Monday, June 30; and taco bar, Wednesday, July 2.

Updated 4 weeks ago
St. Ignatius Seniors: Good Old Days on the horizon

Good Old Days is coming up – our Senior Center will be having their pancake breakfast, July 12, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. We will be raffling off a basket for Good Old Days. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the barbe…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies

Stories harvested from the Flathead Courier, June 24, 1954

Updated 4 weeks ago
Ronan man sentenced to 50 years for sexual abuse

A Ronan man, accused of misrepresenting himself on social media to obtain explicit images of underage girls, was sentenced in District Court in Polson June 18 …

Updated 4 weeks ago
City employee charged with heisting coins from water-filling station

A Ronan man is accused of stealing coins from the City of Ronan’s coin-operated water filling station. Christopher Alan Atkinson, 46, entered a plea of not gui…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Mission Valley Events Roundup

Your guide to events in the Mission Valley

Updated 4 weeks ago
Polson Seniors: Be careful with campfires, fireworks

We are closed the Fourth of July to celebrate the independence of U.S.A from the king of England.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Centennial birthday doesn't slow Shirley McConnell down

Shirley McConnell’s birthday was May 7, and since she was turning 100, her family began “planning a big to-do,” she said.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Infrastructure funds help city complete park projects

A pirate-ship themed playground has dropped anchor at Boettcher Park in Polson, giving kids a place to climb, swing and slide when they aren’t skipping rocks or splashing in Flathead Lake.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Ronan brewery hosts art walk, raises funds for first responders

The Ronan Cooperative Brewery is closing the month with an inaugural Art Walk on Fourth Ave. from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 27. The event features live music by Go…

Updated 4 weeks ago
CSKT reduces fire danger to moderate

Due to recent moisture, wildland fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire have lowered the fire danger within the Flathead Indian Reservation to moderate.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Governor visits Rocky Mountain Twist on 56 County Tour

Traveling to Lake County on his fifth annual 56 County Tour, Gov. Greg Gianforte visited Rocky Mountain Twist in Ronan last Wednesday, June 18.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Polson’s Independence Day celebration shines

This year’s Fourth of July celebration begins with the highly anticipated fireworks show over Flathead Lake on July 3, followed by a new kids' parade and the c…