Valley Journal
Valley Journal

This Week’s e-Edition

Current Events

Latest Headlines

What's New?

Send us your news items.

NOTE: All submissions are subject to our Submission Guidelines.

Announcement Forms

Use these forms to send us announcements.

Birth Announcement
Obituary

Articles with the Tag: Polson

Municipal candidates begin campaigns

POLSON — With filing for municipal positions closing on June 27, three people threw their hat in the ring for Polson mayor — Heather Knutson, Michael Brandt and Bob Fulton. Incumbent Todd Erickson is running to keep his seat as Ward 1 Polson City Commissioner for a four-year term while Jill So...

Big Circle brings broncs, bulls for Polson rodeo Big Circle brings broncs, bulls for Polson rodeo

POLSON — Bugs Bunny or Lounge Lizard were the sires of most of the bareback and saddle broncs the Big Circle Rodeo Company brought to Polson for the Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo on June 28 and 29. And, no, they are not cartoons.  The Big Circle bucking horses also are mostly all paints, roans and...

Polson man charged with rape

POLSON — Polson police officers arrested 32-year-old Marcus Houle and transported him to Lake County Jail on June 26 for the charge of sexual intercourse without consent stemming from an alleged sexual assault that evening. Officers responded to a call from Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Cent...

Polson youngster flies to Helena Polson youngster flies to Helena

POLSON — Trey Kelley, 12, stepped into an airplane on June 11. While that’s not unusual for summer vacations, the reason Trey was boarding an airplane was unusual.  Trey, a rising sixth grader, and his family were flying to Helena, courtesy of the Montana Aeronautics Division, because Tre...

Aquatics center gets New Markets Tax Credit financing

News from Mission Valley Aquatics POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics has secured $6 million in permanent financing to support the Mission Valley Aquatic Center through Montana CDC and U.S. Bank.  Founded in 2002, Mission Valley Aquatics is a Lake County based not-for-profit created to build an...

Household chemicals mix dangerously in garbage Household chemicals mix dangerously in garbage

POLSON — Two incidents in Missoula last week serve as reminders for Lake County residents to adhere to common sense and strict guidelines when discarding hazardous waste and household chemicals. Someone walking through an alley noticed a residential garbage can was fuming and called 911. Emergency r...

Roof repair underway at Polson High School

We are finally underway for the Polson High School roof repairs to occur this summer. It has taken time to negotiate the contract with Swank and then to approve the contract with Swank. After the June 10 Board approval, Swank immediately began to prepare the specifications for the roof and the soffit (the me...

Gardeners add beauty to Polson theatre Gardeners add beauty to Polson theatre

POLSON — Lake County Master Gardeners recently contributed to the John Dowdall Theatre flower display. Lake County Master Gardeners are a volunteer group that have received horticulture training through an eight-week education course designed by Montana State University Lake County Extension Office cov...

14U soccer team wins state tournament 14U soccer team wins state tournament

Polson FC girls U14 soccer won the Montana Youth Soccer League state tournament in Helena June 23, rising victorious during a shoot-out to break a first-place tie with Missoula.   

Mariners split conference games Mariners split conference games

POLSON — Monday, June 24 brought the Missoula Pioneers to O’Malley Field to face the Mariners at home. Bats were hot on both sides but the M’s pulled out a 10-8 win in the nine-inning game. Alex Killian achieved the win, throwing seven innings from the rubber. Killian remained calm on th...


Sponsored by: