Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
STEVENSVILLE – Polson High School’s speech and debate team took 13 competitors to the inaugural meet of the season at Stevensville on Saturday. Three PHS students came away with seventh-place finishes: Nathan Depoe in dramatic interpretation, Makauly Morrison in extemporaneous speaking and Vio...
A 34-year-old man from Plains died in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 93 yesterday. The driver of a Subaru station wagon, who Lake County Undersheriff Ben Woods identified as Kenny Marjerrison, was pronounced dead on scene, Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Chan Barry said. The Subaru was headed northbou...
POLSON — Oct. 17 was a very windy day and that led to a busy day for Polson Rural and other area fire departments as they battled two separate fires west and northwest of Polson. Polson Rural Fire Chief Gordon Gieser said the Binger Fire was reported at 1 p.m. followed by the Irvine Flats Fire...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission approved another extension for the mixed-use Ridgewater development’s master plan/preliminary plat last week, this time for one year. That came on the heels of two extensions approved earlier this year, the first for six months and the second for two m...
POLSON – A proposed rule that would have limited the number of dogs one could train at one time has been put on hold. In March, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposed a rule that would allow only four dogs to train on wild birds at any one time. The rule would have required dog trainers to ...
POLSON – A 31-year-old man who was responsible for a vehicle accident in which a woman passenger racked up some $32,000 in medical bills was sentenced in district court last week. Judge Kim Christopher gave Waylon James Deroche, 31, a two-year deferred sentence to the Department of Corrections for c...
POLSON – A Pasco, Washington man was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections last week for criminal possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute. Leonardo Rafael Perez, 18, was arrested following a Jan. 23 traffic stop after his vehicle was found in a ditch off Montan...
POLSON – A 44-year-old man who was convicted of rape following a re-trial in July had his sentence postponed last week. On Oct. 16, Vaughn James’ attorney Amanda Marvin requested that her client be evaluated at the state mental hospital in Warm Springs prior to sentencing. Judge Kim C...
RONAN — On Sunday, some Lake County Republicans got a taste of next year’s June primary battle for the right to take on U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in November 2018. The party faithful gathered at the Ronan Community Center to hear five of seven announced candidates give a short 5-minute speech...
POLSON — State Rep. Greg Hertz provided some perspective on the state’s budget deficit at the Lake County Pachyderm Club meeting last week. Hertz, R-Polson, a member of the House Taxation Committee, said he doesn’t believe things are as dire as the governor’s office has said. ...
