Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
POLSON — The Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe Dam is bustling with business. That’s the word from Travis Togo, director of power management at Energy Keepers, which operates the dam for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Energy Keepers, Inc., which took over operations in September 2015...
POLSON —The Lake County Sheriff ’s Office recently began a work detail program. The idea is to enable those with misdemeanors to work off the jail portion of their sentences by doing community work. Such projects that have been completed since the program was implemented in early April incl...
More student participants made for a little more muscle being put into this year’s Mussel Walk. The second annual event was held April 24 and involved 60 local middle and high school students from Arlee and St. Ignatius looking for anything suspicious along the shores of Flathead Lake. Mike...
POLSON — A celebrated lawyer and efficient, no-frills judge of the 20th Judicial District for 29 years, C.B. McNeil died April 20 at age 80. His life was celebrated at Polson’s Linderman Gymnasium on Saturday, April 29. Judge James A. Manley, who was appointed to replace McNeil in Octobe...
POLSON – A man with a history of violating protective orders has been charged with two more cases against two women, including aggravated assault, theft, criminal endangerment and aggravated kidnapping earlier this year. In the latest incident, Leroy Michael Charles, 40, of Ronan, allegedly be...
POLSON — An 88-year-old Arlee man was recently charged with his eighth and ninth DUIs. Patrick Allen Pierre, a tribal elder with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, was arrested following March 13 and 24 incidents on U.S. 93 in which he had a blood alcohol content of .207 and .227, ac...
POLSON – A 44-year old Polson man with a lengthy criminal history is facing charges of rape and aggravated burglary. Vaughn David James allegedly entered a Polson residence on Sept. 17, 2016, and had sexual intercourse with a woman who said she woke up to find him on top of her. James...
POLSON — A bill that would speed up the process if the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes request to withdraw from Public Law 280 has passed both houses of the state Legislature. SB 310 passed the Senate 35-15 and the House 53-47. It now heads to Gov. Steve Bullock for a signature or veto...
RONAN — Two brothers who have traveled across the U.S. working in construction recently fulfilled their dream of opening a coffee shop. Aaron and Clarence Wayman are Utah natives who came to the area a couple of years ago to work on the Polson Walmart building and decided to stay. &ld...
POLSON – Area residents have some additional exercise options since Polson Medical Fitness Center opened May 1. The business, which is located in the Ridgewater development, is owned and operated by Kalispell Regional Medical Center and The Summit. One unique feature of the business i...
