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Articles with the Tag: Lake County

Lichte charged with thefts over $127K

POLSON — A former Polson property manager has been charged with 16 felony and three misdemeanor thefts for allegedly bilking his business clients out of more than $127,000. Douglas Dennis Lichte of Polson Property Management was charged and an arrest warrant issued March 14. He posted $100,000 bail ...

SKQ Dam operations update SKQ Dam operations update

 News from Energy Keepers, Inc. LAKE COUNTY — A monthly report of the Se̓liš Ksanka Ql̓ispe̓ Hydroelectric Project Operation for Flathead Lake states that March was warm and wet in the Flathead Basin. Precipitation accumulation was 7.48 inches, 223 percent of normal and temperatures we...

Legislative update: some bills moving forward, others tabled Legislative update: some bills moving forward, others tabled

HELENA — With the 2017 legislative session halfway over, the Valley Journal looks at the progress of some notable pieces of legislation. SB 305 would allow counties across the state to conduct mail-in balloting for the May 25 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, who resigned to b...

Workshop offers tools for workplace

POLSON — Colleen Rudio will present “Build Performance Capacity in your Organization: Effective Communication & Leadership; Communicating Up; and Workplace Habits” during the Lake County JSEC Spring Workshop from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 20, at the Red Lion in Polson. The cost is $65...

Mentoring program supports children Mentoring program supports children

LAKE COUNTY – Anyone passing by the “Friends Forever” sign on Main Street in Polson might wonder what it’s all about. “We create positive change with youth and families in our communities and we do that with consistent, ongoing mentoring,” said Friends Forever Mentoring...

Voters to choose school trustees by mail-in ballots Voters to choose school trustees by mail-in ballots

POLSON – Voters in the Charlo, Polson and Ronan school districts will have a contested election to decide on May 2. Balloting will be done completely by mail, although voters can vote in person at the county courthouse. (A decision on whether to allow counties to have mail-in balloting for the May 2...

Ince sentenced for drug possession Ince sentenced for drug possession

POLSON – A Bigfork man originally charged with intent to sell illegal drugs had a threeyear suspended sentence added to a Flathead County sentence last week. Michael John Ince, 34, was originally charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to sell and criminal possession of dange...

Ince sentenced for drug possession

POLSON – A Bigfork man originally charged with intent to sell illegal drugs had a threeyear suspended sentence added to a Flathead County sentence last week. Michael John Ince, 34, was originally charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to sell and criminal possession of dange...

Info offered at ‘Snacks and Facts’

News from Area VI Agency on Aging POLSON — The Western Montana Area VI Agency on Aging office has been located in Polson for 35 years. Yet we are often told “I never heard of you before” or “What do you guys do, anyway?” Rather than just put another boring article in the pa...

Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the assistance of the public to aid an investigation regarding possibly stolen firearms. A recent drug investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed on a Lake County residence. Numerous guns were located in the residence; some are believed to b...


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