Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
Skies brightened and thunderheads moved north just in time for the start of the Flathead Lake Blues Festival on Friday evening along the lakeshore at Salish Point. “It was great, especially considering the forecast,” Brian Higgins of Kalispell said. A high wind advisory was in effect Friday. I...
LAKE COUNTY — Extremely dry conditions in Lake County combined with threatening winds and lightning from summer storms prompt a reminder for homeowners to create a defensible space and increase the odds of saving their house in the event of wildfire. “There’s a bunch of litt...
A perfect pairing of music and art set the tone for the Sandpiper Art Gallery to blend with the Flathead Blues Festival this year, where visitors and vendors gave the inaugural show at Sacajawea Park a standing ovation. “The day has been excellent,” artist Julie Christopher said. “I&rsqu...
Mission Valley United Methodist Church on Post Creek Hill welcomes all schoolteachers, bus drivers, and staff that work in school districts throughout Lake County to a luncheon in their honor from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. Donated school supplies will be available for teachers to take back to...
RONAN — Two Pablo homes were lost in an early Monday morning fire that was reported just after midnight. Ronan Fire Chief Mark Clary said the Ronan department and Polson Fire Department responded to a blaze in Pablo on Second Avenue East that completely destroyed one vacant mobile home and par...
RONAN — A Ronan man who took money for the sale of cattle and land but never delivered received a suspended sentence of 10 years and was ordered to pay $191,920 in restitution. In Lake County District Court on July 30, Andrew Jackson, 29, was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for felony dec...
POLSON — Great Clips hair salon is awarding surprise “random acts of kindness” throughout the country during the busy back-to-school season. The promotion encourages clients to download the Great Clips app on their smart phone or go to the website to check in online, eliminating the drop...
LAKE COUNTY – A strong thunderstorm sparked wildfires and caused power outages across Lake County Monday evening. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire Prevention Technician Devlin LaFrombois said four fires were reported Monday evening and one was reported Tuesday ...
ARLEE — A downed power line started a fire southeast of Arlee Sunday afternoon. Arlee Volunteer Fire Department and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Division of Fire responded quickly to the blaze, reported around 4:30 p.m. along the power lines off South Couture Loop. By 7:3...
POLSON — Attorneys for a man facing homicide charges argued Thursday that the court did not have authority to reject his plea bargain after initially accepting it, nor authority to reinstate deliberate homicide charges. Adrian McElderry, 32, is accused of killing his wife, RaeLynn Charlo, 29, on Nov...
