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Ronan prepares for first ever brewfest music festival Ronan prepares for first ever brewfest music festival

RONAN — The Ronan Chamber of Commerce has announced the first ever Ronan Brewfest will happen this summer on June 24 at the Lake County Fairgrounds.  Rumblings of a possible brewfest have gone through the chamber for the last couple of years, with several board members interested. Katie Jo Elli...

Reminder: North shore Flathead Lake closed Reminder: North shore Flathead Lake closed

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — A seasonal closure started March 1 along a large portion of the north shore of Flathead Lake between Bigfork and Somers to support migrating and nesting birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Flathead WPA spans 7 miles of shoreline along th...

Ferndale area death investigation underway

News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office LAKE COUNTY — On Dec. 28, at about 1 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call requesting a welfare check at a residence in the Ferndale area. Responding deputies investigated and determined the homeowner was deceased and that the...

Ohara pleads guilty to burglary

POLSON — A Bigfork man has admitted to breaking into a state-owned building for the purpose of committing a theft. Colby Glenn Ohara, 32 entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Nov. 2 to one count of felony burglary. Ohara was initially charged with three counts of burglary, but two ...

Ondaro pleads guilty to felony assault Ondaro pleads guilty to felony assault

POLSON — A Bigfork man admitted to threatening people with a gun at a construction site in Ferndale last August. Jared Anthony Ondaro, 50, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on April 28 to felony assault with a weapon. He was initially charged with three counts of assault with a weapo...

Polson plunges into new swim season Polson plunges into new swim season

POLSON — After a solid showing at state in their inaugural seasonal last year, the Polson High School swim team plunged into their Class A 2021-22 swim season by hosting a six-team swim meet on Saturday at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center, their home pool. Swimming against veteran swim squads from ...

Memorial ceremony pays tribute to Afghan war heroes Memorial ceremony pays tribute to Afghan war heroes

POLSON – A little more than two dozen Mission Valley citizens and veterans made their way to the Lake View Cemetery in Polson to pay their tribute and respect to those fallen Montana military service members who lost their lives in combat serving in the Afghanistan War, the longest war in United States...

Hwy. 83 crash claims life of Bigfork man

News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Hwy. 83 crash claims life of Bigfork man  News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office The identity of the person who died in a single-vehicle, single occupant rollover crash on Hwy. 83 near Sunburst Dr. on Sept. 19, is that of 50-year-old Mark P...

Columbia Falls woman ordered to pay over $78K in restitution

POLSON — A Columbia Falls woman has been ordered to pay restitution totaling $78,824.21 for her participation in possessing items she knew were stolen from storage units in the Condon Area.  Sierra Kay Fischer, 28, was convicted for crimes involving co-defendants Eugene Thomas Germain, 27; Bran...

Sports shorts for Sept. 22, 2021 Sports shorts for Sept. 22, 2021

Cross Country Competing on the University of Montana Golf Course, the same course as the upcoming state meet in late October, Mission Valley area prep cross country runners were among the more than 800 runners in attendance from around Montana, Idaho and Washington during the Mountain West Classic Cro...


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