LAKE COUNTY — The body of Ben Griffing, a 62-year-old Polson resident, was recovered April 15 by Missoula Search and Rescue. Griffing was reported missing to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 4. It was determined that the last known contact anyone had with him was in Missoula on Jan. 22. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said Griffing was headed out of town to do some winter hiking and camping about two weeks before the missing person report came in. After the report was called in, law enforcement began searching for the man. “An initial search was conducted,” Bell said by Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies in conjunction with a Missou...
After considerable discussion last Tuesday among members of the Lake County Board of Public Health and its advisory group, a resolution was approved that offers guidance to organizers of the Mission Valley’s myriad summer events. Among the local events mentioned were the summer car show and Ar...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — To burn from May 1 to June 30, a burn permit is required on the Flathead Indian Reservation. To apply for a permit, contact the Division of Fire or go to the website at csktfire.org. Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before ...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission settled a long-simmering dispute with Cougar Ridge Development during its regular meeting Monday, April 19, giving City Manager Ed Meece the go-ahead to sign an agreement authorizing the construction of a new wastewater gravity line and lift station that will serve t...
News from the United States Congress U.S. CONGRESS — Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale and the entire Wyoming and Idaho delegations urged Secretary Deb Haaland to listen to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study that states the grizzly bear has fully recove...
ST. IGNATIUS — Our grand reopening was wonderful. Forty-six people enjoyed a delicious meal of ribs with all the fixings, and a rousing game of bingo. We hope to see lots of folks for our lunches and dinners. Menu for the next week: — Friday, April 30: taco salad, sides, ...
On Polson Skatepark’s Facebook page, a 6-year-old girl in a helmet, kneepads and a pink princess dress, plunges fearlessly into a 12-foot bowl on her skateboard, effortlessly skimming side to side. It’s a scene that captures the whimsy and finesse of skateboard culture – a sport th...
RONAN – Ronan Police Chief Ken Weaver is moving forward with his retirement plans and looking for his replacement. “I told the mayor that I would give five years and it has been almost six and a half, so I think it’s time,” he said. Weaver said a song by John Muir w...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to adhere to and follow social distancing precautions. This way our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other.&nb...
ST. IGNATIUS — By the time you read this, we will have had our grand re-opening. As of this week, the health department has told us that we can resume going through the line at the steam tables. We will ask folks to use hand sanitizers and common sense when serving themselves. It ...
