Articles with the Tag: Lake County
POLSON – Lake County residents have seen an average increase of 8 percent or so in their property tax bills during Fiscal Year 2016-17, primarily due to the removal of the former Kerr Dam from the county’s property tax rolls. That’s the word from county finance director Scott Beggs. This...
Sheriff Don Bell worries about the state of Lake County’s jail, which like many in Montana, is regularly filled to capacity. “My jail right now, everybody in there is on a felony charge. There’s no minor, misdemeanor people in my jail, so it’s really considered a max jail,” s...
POLSON — A world class technology company is moving forward in Lake County. Adelos, a subsidiary of S&K Technologies Inc., received a two-year $2.5 million security contract with the U.S. Air Force following a competitive bid process last year. According to chief executive officer Scott...
Sensory Processing’ explained PABLO — What exactly is “Sensory Processing?” You have likely heard this phrase, but may not understand exactly what it is. We are lucky to have an expert in our area, Cyndi Elliott, who will be happy to explain sensory processing development at a fr...
POLSON – A 32-year-old Great Falls man faces at least two forgery charges after allegedly trying to cash numerous stolen checks in Lake County. Levi Morin was arrested following a May 11 traffic stop near Finley Point when a police officer found 78 pieces of mail from 34 different people in Morin&rs...
POLSON – A Dixon man faces a stalking charge and three counts of violating privacy in communications after he allegedly sent more than 700 lewd and threatening emails to a woman over the course of 10 months. Charles Thies, 54, was arrested May 8 and is being held on $100,000 bond. He also face...
“We must reflect on what we have and what we sometimes take for granted.” Those words spoken by chief warrant officer Pruett Helm marked the 2017 observance of Memorial Day in Polson. Helm, who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, recalled 11 of his comrades who died “horrible deaths, ...
LAKE COUNTY – Lake County’s election results once again predicted the overall winner of a major election during the May 25 Special Election for Montana’s U.S. House of Representatives seat. Montana’s overall numbers are at 50 percent for Republican candidate Greg Gianforte to Democ...
ST. IGNATIUS – About a month after an internal investigation began into Flathead Joint Board of Control missing monies, the board said the Federal Bureau of Investigation has stepped in to take over. The FJBC is comprised of 11 members and one additional member at large to represent irrigators...
PABLO – About 1,400 people filtered through the Women 4 Wellness health fair on Thursday at the Salish Kootenai College campus, which is about 100 more than last year. “Growth has really occurred with the number of health screenings we’ve been able to offer,” said Niki Graham, even...
