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Former St. Ignatius man gets credit for 10-plus months for marijuana possession Former St. Ignatius man gets credit for 10-plus months for marijuana possession

POLSON — A former St. Ignatius man now living in Wyoming was given credit for 315 days served last week as part of a three-year suspended sentence for marijuana possession.  Judge James A. Manley gave Solomon Preston Bolen credit for 225 days in the Lake County Jail and 90 days at a counseling ...

New resource opens for veterans, families in Polson New resource opens for veterans, families in Polson

POLSON – Veterans are working on a mission to help prevent suicide among their comrades and support families with a new innovative resource called RIVER or the Rural Institute for Veterans Education and Research. RIVER opened in Polson at 50183 U.S. Highway 93 about six months ago across from Flathe...

St. Luke dietician collaborates with Boys & Girls Club for cooking classes St. Luke dietician collaborates with Boys & Girls Club for cooking classes

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN – St. Luke is teaming up with the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County to promote healthy lifestyles to local youth. Registered Dietician Jenny Robey is teaching cooking classes at both the Ronan and Polson Boys and Girls Clu...

Polson Landing Apartments now open Polson Landing Apartments now open

POLSON — Polson’s newest housing development is open for business. Polson Landing Apartments opened Dec. 22, property manager Vanessa Lujan said.  The affordable-housing development, which is located on Ridgewater Drive next to the city’s new soccer fields across from Mission Val...

Lake County Density Map discussed, public hearing set for March 13 Lake County Density Map discussed, public hearing set for March 13

POLSON — It may not have been a sweet deal, but the Lake County Planning Board and 15 community members met the evening of Feb. 14 during a snowstorm.  The Planning Board — which is in the process of writing a new growth policy to update one approved in 2003 — took public comment on...

Rare wolf sighting trees teenager Rare wolf sighting trees teenager

VALLEY CREEK – In the cold hours of a winter morning in mid-January, Kylee Wells, 17, put on a pair of snowshoes and went on a hike not knowing she was about to encounter a pack of wolves. She started out alone like she did many times on a trail not far from her home in Valley Creek, located on a tu...

Recycling continues on pace in Lake County Recycling continues on pace in Lake County

POLSON — Although Flathead County’s recycling program will stop taking plastic and tin on Feb. 15, Lake County’s program continues on.  That’s the word from Mark Nelson, program manager at Lake County’s Solid Waste Department.  Nelson, whose been with the program...

Mission, Jocko irrigation district members discuss dissolved FJBC Mission, Jocko irrigation district members discuss dissolved FJBC

ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission and Jocko irrigation districts got together for a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to discuss the dissolved Flathead Joint Board of Control. The Flathead District held a meeting on Monday, Feb. 12 after press time for the week.  Lake County District Court Judge James Manle...

Group of irrigators win lawsuit to dissolve FJBC Group of irrigators win lawsuit to dissolve FJBC

POLSON – After about four years of working together, voting on issues, and managing funds concerning water distribution for irrigation, it was recently discovered that the Flathead Joint Board of Control isn’t a valid governmental entity. Lake County District Court Judge James Manley ordered t...

Planning board to hold growth policy session

News from the Lake County Planning Board POLSON — Thank you to everyone who reviewed the second draft rewrite of the Lake County Growth Policy and have otherwise participated to date. The second draft was reviewed by the Lake County Planning Board and Polson City-County Planning Board at public he...


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