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Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following cases Wednesday, June 1: Gerard Francis Blackcrow , 39, Billings, was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for 10 years with five suspended for revocation on a suspended sentence for aggravated burglary and robbery, both felonies. His 1996 suspended senten...
DRUMMOND — Mission Valley High School Rodeo competitors rode and roped in Drummond May 29-30. Students Rebecca Lake, Jessica Read and Emily Schall ran only on the second day of the rodeo due to them graduating from high school. Results May 29 / May 30 Poles Rebecca Lake: NA / 28.10 Abby Kn...
MESA, ARIZ. — Dr. Merle Clifford Thomas, 80 years old, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on May 28, in Mesa, Ariz., with his loved ones at his side. Merle was a great man who achieved more in his lifetime than most. He served in the military for 20 years ...
POLSON – A memorial service is scheduled Thursday, June 9 for Dorothy Schoonover, 96, wife of the late Leland Schoonover. Dorothy died March 1, 2011. Services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Polson at 11 a.m. A reception will follow.
COLUMBIA FALLS – Robert K. West, 89, died of natural causes May 29, 2011 at the Montana Veterans home in Columbia Falls with family at his bedside. Born Oct. 30, 1921 in Great Falls, Mont., the oldest of Mildred and Robert West Sr.’s two children. He attended grade school and high school in Gr...
Editor, In a recent opinion article (Valley Journal, June 1, p. 14, "Trustees address accident response fee issues,") the Polson Rural Fire District Trustees stated that their crash fees are billed, "specifically for costs incurred in providing the response." The facts are that the PRFD apparatus fees...
Editor, The Sew and So Club, formerly the “Coulee Dozen” was started in 1911. In celebration of our 100 years we have made a wall hanging with the original members names included. These ladies were family members of homesteaders that lived three to four miles west of Ronan in what is now call...
Editor, Through the efforts of many Polson students and several local businesses, two beautiful LED reader boards are now a reality. Rob Hankins, Polson High School principal, and Tom DiGiallonardo, Polson Middle School 5-6th grade principal, coordinated student efforts at both schools and recently purch...
Editor, On behalf of MLTEIRA Association and Polson Police Department, we would like to thank the Polson Chamber of Commerce and LaNita Fitzpatrick from Mountain West Bank for the incredible welcome bags presented to all of our attendees at the conference held at the KwaTaqNuk May 25 and 26. A thank you to ...
Editor, "That's just water over the dam" is a phrase used to suggest we not dwell on the past but just move on. Well, let's look at something in our past which definitely needs scrutiny and from which we need to learn before we move on in the wrong direction. I refer to our national debt. The Bush e...
