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Arlee educator named 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year Arlee educator named 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year

News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction ARLEE — State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen joined Arlee School District students, teachers, and administrators this morning to announce that Bill Stockton has been selected as the 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year. Stockton, a high school science t...

Pop-up testing offered near COVID ‘hot spots’

To accommodate an increase in demand for testing Tribal Health is offering pop-up testing near COVID "hot spots.” A mobile unit and a team of nurses is deployed to test at these locations. Most recently pop-up testing has been done in Arlee and Polson at the Linderman gym with great success. Any commun...

Abuse charges dismissed with prejudice

POLSON — The Lake County Attorney’s office dismissed child abuse charges against Homer Lyle Colman, of Arlee, on Feb. 16, 2021. Colman, 68, had pled not guilty to the crimes during an arraignment hearing at District Court in Polson on Dec. 10, 2020. Charges stem from an April 2019 report ma...

Crooks Fire road closures lifted

News from CSKT Division of Fire ARLEE — The CSKT Division of Fire announced Sept. 21 that closures for the Jocko and St. Mary’s Roads have been lifted. The South Fork Primitive Area at the gate is still closed for the time being.  D.O.F. officials want to stress to the public that there...

Sports shorts for Sept. 29, 2021 Sports shorts for Sept. 29, 2021

Golf Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates The Polson Pirates boys team came in second, while the Lady Pirates finished third in the girls team standings during the Western A divisional tournament held at the Hamilton Country Club in Hamilton on Friday. Carson Hupka, Christian Lund and Torrin Ellis ...

Gardipe pleads not guilty in machete incident

POLSON — A Big Arm man is accused of threatening two people with a machete in Pablo this past July. Junior Gardipe, 33, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 15 to two counts of assault with a weapon and attempted robbery, all felonies. According to court records, on July 29...

Gold at home: Mission girls take 1st, boys 2nd at hosted meet Gold at home: Mission girls take 1st, boys 2nd at hosted meet

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs cross country team hosted a 14-school mixed class meet on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and used the home course to its advantage, with the Lady Bulldogs winning the girls’ team title and the Bulldogs placing second in the boys’ team standings. “I feel that...

Briefs for Sept. 15, 2021

Man who died in Arlee structure fire identified as Leroy Houle News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office ARLEE — Pursuant to an autopsy conducted by the Montana State Forensic Lab, the Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died as a result of the Aug. 28, 2021, ...

Woman defends home with bear spray Woman defends home with bear spray

An Arlee man was committed, at District Court in Polson on Aug. 26, to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with five years suspended on one count of felony robbery. Andrew Daniel Romas, 36, of Arlee, pled guilty to the robbery charge as part of an agreement that dismissed, at sentencing, on...

Sports shorts for Sept. 1, 2021 Sports shorts for Sept. 1, 2021

Soccer Polson Lady Pirates The Polson Lady Pirates opened their soccer season on the road with a tie and win this weekend.  On Friday in Livingston, the Lady Pirates battled Park High School to a 4-4 tie. Sophia Moderie scored two goals while Tia Mercer and Haislea Sternick each netted a ...


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