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Articles with the Tag: Lake County

Drive safely, wear seatbelt

News from the Lake County Buckle Up Coalition LAKE COUNTY — Vacations have begun. Desk chairs sit empty while co-workers enjoy their time away from the job. Phones are ringing off the hook, the copier has been jammed for two days and the office plants are wilting. You are scrambling to tend to the n...

Meet staff, learn about Parents as Teachers

News from the Lake County Public Health Department LAKE COUNTY — The Parents as Teachers program of the Lake County Public Health Department will be at several community events throughout the rest of the summer, starting with Good Old Days in St. Ignatius on Saturday, July 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. ...

Avoid fires when harvesting

News from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Bureau of Land Management and  US Forest Service LAKE COUNTY — Haying and crop harvesting are under way across Montana. Your local firefighters are asking you to be cautious while operating equipment this summer. To avoid sta...

Businesses awarded for employee commitment Businesses awarded for employee commitment

News from Lake County Job Service POLSON — The Lake County Job Service Employer Committee recently recognized three local organizations as this year’s “Employers of Choice.” This award recognizes a small, medium, and large scale business that demonstrates a high level of commitment...

Mariners B learning the ropes Mariners B learning the ropes

The Mission Valley Mariners B grabbed a win at the Mission Valley Mariners-hosted Firecracker Tournament, going 1-3 for the weekend. For the B team, every game is a lesson as the feeder to the A Team in the years to come. Because Montana does not have high school baseball, American Legion is the driving forc...

Authorities looking for missing Lake County woman

  PABLO – Authorities are searching for a missing Lake County woman. Shannon Turner, 40, told her 13-year old daughter she was headed to work in Kalispell when she left her Pablo home on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m., her husband, Kevin Turner said. Kevin was able to find out that...

Will water compact impact cause economy to dry up or stay afloat? Will water compact impact cause economy to dry up or stay afloat?

The melted droplets flowing from snow-packed peaks have carved a course through western Montana that people have used to build civilization and economies for millennia.  First, native people utilized the fish, mammals, and plants that drank from and lived in the flowing waters to sustain their popula...

Lozeau pleads not guilty to homicide

POLSON — Harry Lozeau, 53, pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and assault with a weapon, both felonies, on June 25 in Lake County District Court. Lozeau was also appointed Jennifer Erin Streano from Office of the State Public Defender, Major Crimes Unit, as his counsel. An omnibus hearing is ...

Hobbs to appear in court July 2 for plea change

POLSON — Dennis Hobbs, 56, of Polson, appeared in Judge Manley’s court Wednesday, June 25, but no action was taken as Hobbs’ counsel Ben Anciaux asked for an additional week to review a plea agreement with Hobbs.  Hobbs was arrested May 19 and is being held on $5 million bail for al...

Montana Supreme Court appeal denied Montana Supreme Court appeal denied

HELENA — A Lake County man will remain in a state correctional facility at Great Falls after the Montana Supreme Court last week denied a petition that claimed his four-year sentence for failure to register as a violent offender was illegal.  Victor Demery, 30, argued that a 2005 arson convicti...


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