Articles with the Tag: Lake County
POLSON – Two-year-old Marguerite Brenner looked a bit red-faced as she floated across the finish line for the first annual Mission Valley Kids Walk Run 5K in Polson. In some ways the tiny tot had a good reason to be exhausted; five kilos is a long way when your legs are that small, but Brenner...
News from the Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging, Inc. LAKE COUNTY — Western Montana continues to be a target of the phone fraud racket. Apparently the fraudsters see Montana as a growth market. The IRS phone scam is widespread throughout the nation, and the IRS Inspector Gen...
HELENA — Two Lake County residents were appointed to statewide councils last week by Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Chad Cottet of Polson has been appointed to the Economic Development Advisory Council. Cottet is the region representative for the Lake County Community Development Corporation and is...
News from The American Red Cross LAKE COUNTY — The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during Liver Awareness Month this October. According to the American Liver Foundation, more than 6,000 liver transplants are performed each year in the U.S., making it the...
News from Lake County Health Department POLSON — The Parents as Teachers program of the Lake County Public Health Department is sponsoring a “Community Connection” that is open to all area parents on Friday, Sept.19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lunchtime event will take place in the De...
News from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period for 14 days on the draft Environmental Assessment for a proposed Annual Funding Agreement that would allow the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to manage an...
A few months ago St. Ignatius sheep grower David Sturman walked into a hardware store and was greeted by a neighbor whose salutation was colorful. “I know you,” the person told Sturman. “You are that radical farmer.” Sturman laughed about the unscrupulous label last ...
News from +Writing & Reading LAKE COUNTY — Does your child struggle with writing? According to the Nation’s Report Card, more than 70 percent of students tested in grades 8 and 12 scored below proficiency in writing. +Writing & Reading Specialists offers free tutoring to eligible K-12 ...
LAKE COUNTY — Authorities say seatbelts likely saved the lives of four women involved in two separate rollover accidents that occurred Aug. 19 on Lake County Highways. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Casey said two local underage females were traveling west on Round Butte Road outside of ...
Celebrating a silver anniversary of 25 years serving Lake County, Mission Valley Animal Shelter has come a long way in that time. We incorporated in 1989, offering a referral service and foster care program for three years until a temporary, outdoor shelter was established in Polson. By 1994 a small pe...
