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Articles with the Tag: Polson

Knutson to speak at Pachyderm meeting

POLSON — Polson Mayor Heather Knutson will speak about what’s new in the City of Polson during the Friday, Nov. 14 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club, beginning at 11:30 a.m. with a social time. The meeting starts at noon and adjourns at 1 p.m. The group meets at the Polson Rural Fire Hall...

Tribal wildlife management seeks input on reservation wolf management

 News from CSKT Natural Resources Department POLSON — The Tribal Wildlife Management Program is updating the tribes’ Northern Gray Wolf Management Plan for the Flathead Indian Reservation, which was approved by the tribal council in 2011. While the plan has worked well in addressing wolf ...

Lake County jail, courthouse need more room

POLSON — Lake County Detention Center, the county’s jail, is so full that people who need to serve jail time have to call in daily to see if there’s room. According to Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin, the jail was built by Lake County and is overseen by the county commissioners. &...

Times change for Lake County jail

POLSON — The Lake County Detention Center has gone through many phases.  In 1976, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office moved the jail from the north end of the courthouse basement to the south end, creating much needed space. Current offices for the sheriff, undersheriff and captain used to b...

2014 Fall Mack Days-6th Week

The total of lake trout entries for the sixth weekend in the 2014 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks was 2,175. So far over the six weekends of the event there have been 9,923 entries turned in by the...

Campaign educates adults about teen alcohol dependency

News from the Montana Department of Revenue  POLSON – Super 1 Foods in Polson is participating in an outreach program launched by the Interagency Coordinating Council on State Prevention Programs in several communities last week to educate parents and other adults about the importance of keepin...

Ronan man to be arraigned in child shooting

POLSON  –  Galen Hawk, 26, of Ronan, is scheduled to be arraigned in Lake County District Court on Nov. 5 for the shooting death of a three-year old that occurred Oct. 22.  Prosecutors have charged Hawk with negligent homicide. Because the incident involved a dangerous weapon, Hawk co...

Lady Pirates split final week of regular season Lady Pirates split final week of regular season

POLSON – The Lady Pirates picked up a win at home with a hometown crowd filled stands honoring seniors on senior night, but took a dive in their final game of the season in Libby, ending their regular season at 6-6. At home on Thursday, the Lady Pirates pulled the match win in four sets toppling Ste...

Polson forensics team competes at Kalispell Classic

News from the Polson Speech, Debate and Drama Team Polson High School Speech and Drama team competed at the Kalispell Classic Speech and Debate meet on Saturday, Nov. 1. The event was hosted at Flathead High School, all speech events, and Glacier High School, all debate events.   “We ha...

Pirate ship sails into Polson Pirate ship sails into Polson

POLSON — Not every 7-year-old has a pirate ship playhouse in his driveway. But Don McFarland does, and he was very excited when the Blackhawk arrived on Oct. 22.  John and Jiyun McFarland had been camping with their son, Don, in Seeley Lake in August before school started. On a trip to the mark...


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