Articles with the Tag: Lake County
POLSON — The Lake County Detention Center has gone through many phases. In 1976, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office moved the jail from the north end of the courthouse basement to the south end, creating much needed space. Current offices for the sheriff, undersheriff and captain used to b...
LAKE COUNTY — Lake County judicial assistant LeeAnn Erickson was recently awarded Judicial Branch Employee of the Year for the State of Montana, in part for her professionalism, customer service and leadership when 20th Judicial District Judge C.B. McNeil and his assistant...
The flashing neon lights of law enforcement cars alert the neighborhood that’s something’s going on down the street. Deputies arrest parents for drugs, and there are children in the home. Usually the kids are taken from the home and placed in foster care. Although the court appoints a lawyer for ...
LAKE COUNTY — Lake County currently seeks volunteers to serve on the following boards: Lake County Planning Board; Board of Adjustment; Planning and Zoning Commission. Appointments begin on Jan. 1, 2015. For more detail on the scope, needs and schedule of each board or for an application, please contac...
RONAN — November marks the first general election voters will get to cast their vote in the freshly minted House District 93 race that covers most of the western and southern half of Lake County. Republican legislator Dan Salomon is facing off against Democrat Susan Evans for the seat. Salomon...
Greg Hertz and William McLaughlin are running for the House District 12 seat. McLaughlin said he was asked to be a Democratic Party placeholder on the ballot, and he filed with the understanding the Democrats would have a formal candidate. He is not actively campaigning. Hertz, 59, has l...
POLSON — The latest legislative redistricting plan, which included 100 house districts and 50 senate districts, was adopted by the Montana Legislature on Feb. 2, 2013. According to the 1972 Constitution, Montana’s legislative districts must be “as nearly equal in population as practicable.&...
Judicial candidates for Montana 20th Judicial District for Lake and Sanders County are Jim Manley and Mark Russell. Manley is serving out C.B. McNeil’s term as judge for Montana 20th Judicial District for Lake and Sanders County. Russell is the Chief Deputy Lake County Attorney. Manle...
LAKE COUNTY — Incumbent Joey Jayne and Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant Randal “Randy” Owens are pitted against each other in the race for county justice of the peace. This position handles common misdemeanor crimes including traffic offenses and lower-level drinking and driving cas...
Most people won’t disagree that helping children develop into healthy adults is tough work. Army Veteran Renata Lindo said she loves her infant son but her duties in the military stationed in places like Germany were easier than being a parent. “I’ve been sleep deprived in the Army but a...
