Records
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Mission man sentenced for three separate crimes
A St. Ignatius man was sentenced in District Court in Polson Nov. 14 to a total of 30 years in the Montana State P…
Legals for July, 11 2024
Legals for July, 10 2024
Shirley Eye, 85
Shirley Rae Newton Eye, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the Pines of Mission in St. Ignatius. Her Celebration of Life will be held on July 1…
Clayton Orie Tracy Jr., 66
Clayton Orie Tracy Jr., age 66 of Polson, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Marriages & Divorces
The following marriages and divorces were recently recorded at the Lake County Courthouse in Polson:
Judge denies bid to change venue in Sunny White case
Judge Molly Owen of the 20th Judicial District denied a motion for change of venue in the case of a Butte woman charged with running over and killing an Arlee …
Ronan man admits to felony assault
A Ronan man admitted to threatening the mother of his children with a knife. Darius Sosep Parker, 25, entered a plea of guilty in District Court in Polson June…
Washington man accused of dealing drugs
A man from Green Acres, Wash., man is accused of dealing drugs in Lake County. Michael William Murray, 40, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of crimin…
Hammer receives 15-year sentence for drugs, police chase
A Charlo man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for 15 years with five years suspended on one count of criminal endangerment and criminal p…
Ronan man accused of hitting partner with baseball bat
A Ronan man is accused of hitting his partner with a baseball bat. Curtis Alden Thomas, 38, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson June 26, t…
Albert Knutson, 91
Albert Knutson, 91 of Polson, passed away on Jan. 18, 2024, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan.
Darwin Lee Zempel, 67
Darwin Lee Zempel, 67 passed away June 23, 2024. Darwin was born Sept. 15, 1956, in Kalispell to Dolores and Allen “Bud” Zempel.
Twyla Maisie Shear, 99
Twyla Maisie Shear, 99, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Providence St. Joseph Assisted Living Center in Polson.
William Kenneth Neumann
William (Brother Bill) Kenneth Neumann joined his brother, Randy, May 25, 2024. He was living in Cebu, Philippines, and had retired last fall from being a truc…
Merle Walling
Merle was an amazing and kind woman who loved her family above all. Merle Elaine Walling passed on June 23, 2024.