Articles with the Tag: Polson
Memorial Day was celebrated Monday throughout Lake County to remember family and friends who lost their lives while bravely defending America’s freedom. Events starting in Ronan with a parade down main street. A color guard led the lineup that in cluded members of the Ronan VFW and American Legion P...
POLSON — Impact fees for new construction came under scrutiny from the Polson City Commissioners at their May 18 commission meeting. Impact fees are what people who are building new houses or businesses in the city are assessed to pay their part for water, sewer, fire, parks and administrative work. Po...
POLSON — A fire first reported as a “controlled burn that got out of control” destroyed two mobile homes in a remote area of Rocky Point Road the evening of May 18, taking firefighters about four hours to extinguish and mop up, according to Karen Sargeant, public information officer for Pol...
POLSON — An older fleet of trucks and pickups requiring more and more maintenance as they age prompted Lake County Commissioners to put a two-year Lake County Road levy on the June mail-in ballot. The newest vehicles in the county’s current stable of workhorses are three 2006 Internationals an...
POLSON — Lake County commissioners and Lake County Civil Attorney Mark Russell continue hammering out language for a court-ordered levy to provide another courtroom for the 20th Judicial District. Before he retired, District Judge C.B. McNeil signed a court order requiring the second courtroom be pr...
POLSON – A Charlo man has changed his plea in the shooting and killing his wife, 29-year-old RaeLynn Charlo in November 2014. Adrian McElderry, 32, agreed to plead guilty to mitigated homicide and obstructing justice on May 21. He faces up to 40 years in prison and a $50,000 fine plus an addit...
POLSON — An upcoming seminar will teach participants how take steps in advance to avoid situations where self-defense is necessary. The NRA’s “Refuse to be a Victim” class, taught by certified instructor Tracy Plaiss, will be held Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nor...
POLSON — Groundbreaking has been a long time coming for Lake House, an eight-bed mental health crisis care facility, but Western Montana Mental Health Center staffers were joined by well-wishers at a groundbreaking on May 20. “We’re hoping for the facility to be open in December or Janua...
News from Lake County Health Department LAKE COUNTY — World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31 to encourage cessation from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. Because tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, the World Health O...
POLSON — The inaugural Flathead Lake Poker Paddle on Sunday, July 12, promises to be a well-attended, unique fundraiser and a fun day on the lake. Human propelled boats will launch from King’s Point, stopping at designated docks at islands in the narrows where participants will collect a playi...
