Ronan softball season ends with shutout loss

The Ronan Maidens’ softball season came to a close Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 loss to Stevensville in a Class A state tournament play-in game.

Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies

Stories harvested from the Flathead Courier, May 10, 1984

Audubon program explores longspur habitat

"Fatal Attraction for an Imperiled Songbird: Is Cropland in the northern Great Plains an Ecological Trap for the Thick-billed longspur?” is Mission Mountain Audubon's community program at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in the Polson Library Meeting Room.

Polson Police Department honors fallen chief

Members of the Polson Police Department traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to participate in National Police Week 2025, where they honored Polson’s first chief of police, John Emory Hern, who died in the line of duty more than a century ago.

Pablo Skatepark celebrates Grand Opening

The community of Pablo is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Pablo Skatepark from noon-2:30 p.m. May 24. The event will feature food from Cheers Etcetera, music by DJ Foreshadow and Salish Drum, and skateboarding.

Kiwanis luncheon honors groups that nurture kids

The mission of Kiwanis is serving children, one child at a time. At last Thursday’s luncheon at KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino, that mission came to fruition as the group dispensed checks to organizations that help children.

Polson Tennis qualifies several for State

Polson High School tennis athletes turned in a gritty, resilient performance at the Western A Divisional Tournament last week, qualifying several competitors for the state tournament and finishing second overall in the girls team standings behind Whitefish.

Commissioners hold hearing on proposed construction notice

The Lake County Commissioners are holding a public hearing today on a resolution that would require property owners to file a “notice of new construction” with the planning department. The proposed fee is $5 if filed before the project begins, and goes up to $1,000 if filed after construction begins.

MAC Softball punches ticket to State

The Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team secured its spot at the Class B state tournament with two strong wins and one tough loss at the Western B/C Divisional tournament in Florence, improving its season record to 19-6.

Polson Baseball wraps up season

The Polson Pirates wrapped up a successful 2025 baseball season with a series of mixed results at the Sapa-Johnsrud Tournament in Whitefish, finishing with a 14-7 overall record but falling short of a state tournament berth.

Head-on collision kills young Elmo woman

A collision early Saturday morning near Big Arm resulted in the death of a 22-year-old woman from Elmo.

Volunteer firefighters gather for spring training

Around 100 volunteer firefighters convened at the CSKT Division of Fire headquarters last Friday and Saturday for the Lake County Fire Association Spring Training.

The Big (true) Beautiful (not so much) Bill

After all the concern about runaway government spending and the hand wringing about the budget deficit why on earth would Congress want to pass a tax bill that cuts taxes for the 400-plus American billionaires, pays for it by penalizing sick and lower income people and STILL increases the deficit by $3 trillion?

Fur Harvesters hold spring rendezvous in Ronan

Mountain men dressed in furs, buckskins and capotes made from Hudson Bay blankets mingled with their modern-day counterparts, attired in fleeces and jeans, at the Fur Harvesters Spring Rendezvous, May 16-17 in Ronan.

Flathead Bio Station installs second erosion control beach

A second dynamic erosion control beach has been established at Flathead Lake Biological Station on Yellow Bay to help prevent land from being washed away by waves.

Saving the lives of innocent children is never a crime

The October 7, 2023, attack on Israel marked a horrible day. Some Montanans might say this issue doesn’t involve us. I disagree. When genocide is committed using American tax dollars and equipment, it becomes our problem.

Entwistle pleads guilty to Town Pump knife threat

A Ronan man, accused of threatening another person with a knife, entered a plea of guilty in District Court in Polson May 14 to felony assault with a weapon.

Garden of the Rockies Museum reopens in June

The Garden of the Rockies Museum in Ronan provides a place where the essential connections between generations, represented by the materials, images, and stories of local history can be protected, shared and used as educational tools.

Sandpiper Gallery awards four art scholarships

Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts recently awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,000 to four Salish Kootenai College students.

Legals for May, 22 2025