Articles with the Tag: Lake County

HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has denied a real estate tycoon’s appeal to rehear a case disputing a $12 million Flathead County ruling that resulted from construction on Shelter Island in Flathead Lake.  The court on April 14 denied a petition for rehearing filed by attorneys for Don...

News from Lake  County Job Service POLSON — Lake County Job Service, located right in downtown Polson, has been serving the citizens of this area for more than 40 years. As part of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry’s statewide network of local offices, the Lake County Job Se...

News from Lake County Buckle Up Coalition LAKE COUNTY — Montana is only one of a handful of states that has not implemented a statewide ban on text messaging by all drivers. All the states surrounding Montana have a primary law that bans texting by all drivers, except for South Dakota, which has a s...

News from Lake County Health Department How many products do we consume where we don’t know what’s in them? Cigarettes are one product that has many chemical additives, but no label on the side listing what those additives are.  In 1994, five of the major tobacco companies – Amer...

Connor Murphy ran up the tree trunk as if he were a tree frog with suction cup feet and quickly flipped over, sticking his landing. The 18-year-old laughed and did it again. While he’s agile, fast, able to jump and perform twisting jackknife dives on the trampoline, Connor has an engaging personality, ...

News from Lake County Health Department  POLSON — Lake County individuals and entities that promote public health principles and wellness for people who live in Lake  County or on the Flathead Reservation are eligible to apply for the Virginia Reber Public Health Award, and this year the M...

News from Montana Coaches Association LAKE COUNTY — Two local coaches are among five named to the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame for 2015. Bret Thompson of Charlo is a 29-year Montana Coaches Association member and 28-year head coach, Bret has spent all of coaching career at Charlo. Dur...

LAKE COUNTY — A Confederated Salish and Kootenai firefighter is being charged with felony arson for allegedly starting seven forest fires in the summer of 2014. A tip from a fellow firefighter began an investigation in which Phillip Cody Haynes, unknown age and residence, told a Lake County Sheriff&...

LAKE COUNTY — On April 2 there will be aSmart Driver Course taught at the Arlee Senior Center from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Call (406) 726-3213, for a reservation. On April 21 there will be a Smart Driver Course taught at the Polson Area Senior Center from 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Call (406) 883-4735, for a r...

PABLO — A think tank of people who care deeply about children and work for their welfare gathered at the Johnnie Arlee/Victor Charlo Theater on the Salish Kootenai College Campus on March 18 to discuss early childhood education in Lake County. Lake County Democrats sponsored the panel. Panel member ...