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Judge Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases Feb. 25- March 3: Kazz Elias Stiger , 20, pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass to property. He was found guilty, sentenced to 180 days in jail with all suspended, and charged $85 in court costs. Casey Craig Cooper, 33, pleaded not guilty to driving unde...
Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following case Wednesday, March 2: Steven Scholten , 41, Charlo, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fourth or subsequent offense, a felony; not guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a misdemeanor; and drivers to be licensed, a...
Editor, I'm sure that everyone who understands how devastating a zebra mussel infestation would be for Flathead waters shares my relief that further testing of suspicious samples from Flathead Lake showed no evidence of zebra mussels. As relieved as we are, this should be seen as a wake-up call, not a rea...
Editor, Anne Engebretson and the staff at the Port Polson Inn would like to thank the community of Polson for all the coats that were donated for our ninth annual “Coats for Kids.” We gave out 132 coats and numerous hats, gloves, boots and snow pants. The quality of the coats was outstanding. Th...
On Jan. 31, the Legislative leadership on the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services passed a motion to remove $8.2 million from tobacco prevention funding, which would basically result in the elimination of the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program. Why cutting tobacco prevention...
My first Town Hall – Thank you all for filling Polson Library’s meeting room last Monday for the Q and A session with us, your legislators. It was great to get reacquainted and hear your many concerns. Conversation ranged widely – from the problems with the current Big Sky Rx program all th...
Editor, We have just completed hosting two basketball tournaments and are so thankful for the assistance we received throughout both weekends. The community volunteers were dedicated, our school district staff and students participated many hours, ticket takers put in countless hours, and our athletic direc...
Editor, Eighteen months after it started, the city of Roseville, Calif., voted to stop billing for their fire department's response to traffic accidents. Amazingly, the recommendation to terminate the billing was made by the fire chief - the recipient of the money. He stated three major reasons: (1) the saf...
Editor, A sacred document called the Declaration of Independence states that I have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is my belief that those words are in many ways, synonymous with the right to collective bargaining. If I were a criminal, I would be entitled to an attorney to pr...
In reading all the rhetoric lately about the Polson School Board and their behavior (regarding Shawn Hendrickson) I feel a desire to write my feelings. I feel that very little thought goes into the recipients of these board meetings. It goes into the ego of a very few board members. I am not certain that as ...
