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June 19, 2025 midnight

Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies

Stories harvested from the Stories harvested from the Lake County Leader, June 6, 2016

Couple accusing of abusing family member
July 3, 2025 midnight

Couple accusing of abusing family member

A Ronan couple is accused of abusing a family member. Eddie Robert Cowen, 41, and Donna Rochelle Vincent Cowen, 65, recently appeared in District Court in Polson separately for arraignment hearings.

Ronan man sentenced to 50 years for sexual abuse
June 26, 2025 midnight

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 to 50 years with the Montana State Prison.

June 19, 2025 midnight

Legals for June, 19 2025

July 3, 2025 midnight

Daines to Montanans: Drop dead

By the time you read this, Steve Daines may have already pushed through Congress the big budget bill. It cuts almost a trillion dollars from Medicaid and other health care, including the Affordable Care Act.

What’s the point of being a U.S. Senator if you don’t have guts?
June 26, 2025 midnight

What’s the point of being a U.S. Senator if you don’t have guts?

More than half a century ago, when I was a young, enlisted man stationed at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C., I contacted former Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler. I introduced myself and asked him if I could have a visit with him.

Thirteen homes evacuated in Early Dawn fire
July 3, 2025 midnight

Thirteen homes evacuated in Early Dawn fire

Local firefighters were busy again this weekend, containing the Early Dawn Fire near Big Arm. The blaze started last Friday, June 27, and was ignited by fireworks according to Polson Rural fire chief Will Woodger. He said 13 homes were immediately evacuated.

June 12, 2025 midnight

Legals for June, 12 2025

June 19, 2025 midnight

Competing dispensaries vie for licenses

Appeals from competing marijuana dispensaries lit up the Ronan City Council meeting on June 11.

More than 300 attend Polson's No Kings protest
June 19, 2025 midnight

More than 300 attend Polson's No Kings protest

A colorful crew if protesters lined the intersection of Highways 93 and 35 in Polson Saturday, waving signs and banners opposed to what participants describe as the autocratic leanings of President Trump.

Fourth festivities flourish from Arlee to Polson
July 3, 2025 midnight

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.

June 25, 2025 midnight

Legals for June, 25 2025

July 2, 2025 midnight

Legals for July, 2 2025

July 3, 2025 midnight

Legals for July, 3 2025

June 26, 2025 midnight

Legals for June, 26 2025

June 12, 2025 midnight

PROTECT Act would expand tribal jurisdiction in drug cases

U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke have joined other legislators in introducing the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to combat drug trafficking in tribal communities.

June 18, 2025 midnight

Legals for June, 18 2025

Mariners sweep Twins to snap losing streak
June 12, 2025 midnight

Mariners sweep Twins to snap losing streak

After a difficult stretch that saw the Mission Valley Mariners drop five straight games, the squad rebounded in a big way Sunday with a doubleheader sweep over the Glacier Twins, improving their American Legion baseball record to 6-6 on the season.

Mission Valley splits weekend series
June 19, 2025 midnight

Mission Valley splits weekend series

The Mission Valley Mariners faced a challenging doubleheader in Missoula on Saturday but rebounded with a pair of solid wins on Sunday against Bitterroot to close the weekend at .500 on the season.

Energy Keepers predicts lake won't reach full pool
June 12, 2025 12:05 a.m.

Energy Keepers predicts lake won't reach full pool

At Seli'š Ksanka Qlispe' Dam, the Flathead River seeps beneath floodgates, and slides quietly down the concrete face to the riverbed below – an entirely different scene from the usual springtime tumult when runoff from the Flathead basin gushes downstream.