ST. IGNATIUS — The lights of emergency vehicles could be seen flashing on the Mission Creek bridge in central St. Ignatius on Thursday, May 13, at about 10 p.m. after a wreck occurred with one vehicle totaled and the other missing. One bystander considered the water below the bridge and said “lucky they weren’t in the water. They would have drowned.” Another bystander said the driver who fled the scene was driving recklessly and the crashed car swerved into the guardrail to avoid it. A crew from the St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department worked for several hours to remove the vehicle from the guardrail on the bridge after the two occupants were resc...
MONTANA — While the bill that establishes the framework of recreational cannabis in Montana is still waiting for Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signature, the department that will implement the program is wasting no time getting ready. Officials at the Montana Department of Revenue are already p...
LAKE COUNTY — The Flame of Hope passed through the Mission Valley during a two-day celebration of the annual Special Olympics of Montana Law Enforcement Torch Run on May 5-6. “It’s a really good feeling to give back to these athletes,” said Polson Police Officer Kyle Cooper, ...
LAKE COUNTY — Unofficial results for the trustee special school elections in Dayton and Ronan were tabulated and reported on Tuesday, May 4. For the Ronan School District, three-year term, Tom Anderson had 121 votes; Theodore Madden had 67; one write in vote was counted; two overvotes came in;...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — In honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples around the world and specifically on the Flathead Indian Reservation, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' MMIP Workgroup launched a fundraising campaign to support local MMIP Victim Services.&n...
News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office BIG ARM — On Nov. 25, 2020, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the discovery of human remains in Big Arm State Park. At the time, it was suspected they could be the remains of 37-year-old Miranda “Rosie...
ST. IGNATIUS – In an effort to build literacy resources, Just Read Mission Valley is offering a free bookshelf-building workshop. “Every family should have a library of books in the home, and we’d like to help make that possible,” event organizers state. “Just Read Miss...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to follow social distancing precautions, so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepting ...
When the Legislature wrapped up its biennial session last week, two bills signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte won praise from Polson physician Cara Harrop, whose pureHealth direct primary care clinic is one of just eight in Montana. Senate Bill 374, which allows physicians to dispense medications...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Police are still searching for a person suspected of making a bomb threat that ended up closing the CSKT Tribal Complex on Thursday, April 29. Officers from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, working with the Lake County Sheriff’s Offi...
