PABLO — Charred wood and crumpled metal are all that remain of two uninhabited mobile homes destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. At about 1:45 a.m., the Ronan Fire Department received a call concerning a report that multiple structures were on fire at the corner of Division Street and Old U.S. Highway 93. Ronan fire chief Chris Adler said two mobile homes were fully engulfed in flames and the roof had collapsed on one by the time firefighting crews arrived on scene. Mutual aid from Polson Rural Fire, Ronan Ambulance, Tribal Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene. Firefighters were on scene for about three hours, and n...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Mental health crisis lines available to Montanans include the Montana Crisis Text Line, Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Montana Warmline and Thrive by Waypoint Health. The Crisis Text Line is available 24/7 by texting MT to 741 741; the Montana Suicide Prevention ...
News from the MNA MONTANA — Montana Nurses Association is pleading with the community to please stay home for the Holidays, always wear a mask if you must go out, and limit gatherings over the holidays. “If you do visit another’s home or have family gatherings, wear a mask, wash ...
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 adhere to social distancing precautions so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also acceptin...
ST. IGNATIUS — The last in-house meal at St. Ignatius Senior Center took place on Wednesday, Dec. 16. It was well attended and made for an enjoyable time with festive holiday music and a delicious ham dinner. The same dinner went out to our “Meals on Wheels” clients on Tuesday, Dec. 22. &nb...
POLSON — We are open but please wear a mask and social distance. We cannot guarantee your safety from COVID so use your best judgment before participating in activities and meals. We will be closed on Christmas Day. We need drivers to deliver meals at noon - do it one day for about one hou...
PABLO — Two years after Aiden Finley, 20, of Pablo, was killed along U.S. Highway 93, near mile marker 53 in Pablo, his mother stood in the spot where he was found and pleaded for justice. “We still don’t know what happened to him,” Tricia Finley said. “We need answers. Someo...
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — On Thursday, Dec. 10, in the afternoon, a black Jeep was seen following a UPS truck around the southeast side of Polson. The occupant or occupants of the Jeep were removing packages left by the UPS delivery person. “We are reaching out...
On the same week members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes were meeting with the U.S. Department of Justice and other law-enforcement agencies to hammer out protocols to address missing people on the reservation, the ABC series, “Big Sky” – a drama about missing women in Montan...
RONAN — This Friday’s Caravan of Lights in Ronan received a blessing from Lake County Commissioners and public health officials during a Zoom meeting last Tuesday, as well as from the Ronan City Council during last Monday’s meeting. The parade, which begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 18, is de...
