Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
By Caleb M. Soptelean Valley Journal POLSON — Sixty-eight independent films ranging in length from 2 minutes to one hour, 53 minutes will be featured this week at Showboat Cinemas, 416 Main St. FLIC co-chairs Frank Tyro and David W. King are excited about this year’s event, which will al...
POLSON — A 27-year-old Polson man was convicted at trial Tuesday, Jan. 16 of misdemeanor assault of convicted rapist Vaughn James. Kasey Pier was tried for felony assault with a weapon for allegedly stabbing James outside the Pier 93 downtown Conoco gas station on July 22, 2016. The six-man, s...
POLSON — On Jan. 10, Judge James A. Manley revoked the six-year deferred sentence of Chasen Curley, 18, of Ronan, for criminal endangerment and sentenced him to time in the Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility in Miles City. County Attorney Steve Eschenbacher said the Pine Hills program can ...
POLSON — A Lake County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer responded to a threat issued by a Polson Middle School student last week. Sheriff Don Bell said a student made a verbal threat to some students about a hit list on Thursday, Jan. 18. Bell said the boy made comments ...
POLSON — The Polson School District is moving forward with a plan to stabilize the south wall of the Linderman Gym. At last week’s school board meeting, Superintendent Rex Weltz explained that the goal is to remove the snow, ice and bricks that fell through the roof of the locker rooms o...
POLSON — Two U.S. Postal Service contractors face charges of intent to distribute dangerous drugs after police say they found a suspicious package at the home of Anthony Friscia, 62, and Mary Friscia, 47, in Polson last week. According to a Jan. 12 press release from the Lake County Sheriff&rs...
BIG ARM - A fire at the Big Arm Post Office at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 resulted in postal services being moved to the Elmo office. Polson Rural Fire Chief Gordon Gieser said 25 firefighters from Polson Rural, Polson City and Chief Cliff fire departments responded and had the fire contained within 30...
POLSON — A Polson-area woman has filed a complaint with the 20th Judicial District Court in Polson seeking four years of lost wages and benefits based on alleged wrongful discharge from her job at the Mission Valley Aquatics Center. In the complaint, DV 17-50, Tristen Flagen said she started w...
POLSON — A 39-year-old Pablo woman was given a three-year suspended sentence last week for assault with a weapon after she struck her male partner with an air conditioning unit on May 20, 2017. According to a court document, Dawna Michel shoved the man to the floor and hit him with her fists a...
POLSON — A 23-year-old Searcy, Arkansas man received a six-year suspended sentence last week for theft. Shane Thomas Northweather was sentenced by Judge Kim Christopher, who ordered him to pay $10,000 in restitution for cash that was missing following the Nov. 20, 2016 fire of a home in the 39...
