Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
POLSON — Lake County Jail inmate Richard Davis attempted to hang himself in the Lake County Jail Sept. 25. According to Undersheriff Daniel Yonkin, Davis was being held on a probation violation charge stemming from an original charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. On Sept. 12 at 9:45 a.m...
POLSON — Thanks to the quick response of local law enforcement, a distressed swimmer was safely rescued from the Flathead River last week. According to a press release, the Polson Police Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Polson Fire and Polson Ambulance responded to a call Sept. ...
ARLEE — While attempting to help an apparently intoxicated father and son drive home, two good Samaritans ended up in a fatal car accident that killed Arlee resident Mark Francis Felsman Sr. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Paul Pfau, 41-year-old Felsman Sr. and his son left the El ...
RONAN — It’s election season in the Mission Valley, and the House District 15 seat is up for grabs. House District 15 covers the southern end of Lake County, circles around the eastern side of the Mission Mountains in a crescent shape and covers the Blackfeet Reservation in the Browning ...
ARLEE — The sun was just beginning to set on the Warrior’s home field Sept. 26 as Arlee’s football players donned their equipment and stretched before practice. Head coach Mike Rogers squinted against the waning sunlight and smiled. “The biggest thing is to go out there, compete, a...
RONAN — When Ronan Telephone Company opened its doors on Jan. 1, 1960, it served about 720 customers on 200 phone lines in Ronan and Pablo. Company founders Beth and Jay Preston Sr. recalled that the entire town of Pablo had only three telephone lines. “People used the phone differently ...
CHARLO — Inez Vincent was recently the target of a group of con artists who were after her Social Security number and money. It all started some time ago when she received a phone call from a man pretending to be a police officer in Canada. This individual claimed her grandson was in jail in C...
PABLO — Laughing and smiling school children ran to and fro throughout the People’s Center grounds from Sept. 18 to 20 during the annual Native American Awareness Week. The event seeks to involve off-reservation schools and community members in a weeklong educational opportunity centered aroun...
RONAN — Ky Bartels purchased a teepee for around $300 more than three years ago. She bought it with money from her own pocket and then donated the teepee to Ronan’s chamber of commerce. For the past several years, it has adorned the outside the Ronan Visitors’ Center. “The visitors...
POLSON — Lake trout were illegally introduced to Flathead Lake in the 1920s. While it remains unclear as to who put them into the lake, it is clear they were brought from the Great Lakes region via the trans continental railroad. “It’s called ‘bucket biology,’” sa...
