Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
POLSON – Polson police are investigating a stabbing that occurred in the 900th block of Tenth Ave. East Monday night around 9 p.m. Assistant Police Chief Clint Cottle said officers originally responded to the report of a robbery and found a 25-year-old male with multiple stab wounds at the scene. Th...
UPDATED Dec. 18 11:50 a.m. LAKE COUNTY – Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to arrive in Lake County this afternoon to determine what caused a deadly plane crash at approximately 4:30 p.m. northwest of Ronan. Pilot Brett Thoft, 33, was killed in t...
POLSON – A grassroots group consisting of more than 230 farmers and ranchers kicked off a media campaign in support of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact last week, just as officials wrapped up negotiations of the document. Members of the freshly formed Farmers and Ran...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control on Dec. 9 hired a lobbyist who will represent its interests in the upcoming legislative session, although board members declined to define exactly what those interests are. Helena-based attorney Abigail St. Lawrence has an extensive background...
A group of townsfolk concerned about private property rights quashed proposed expanded regulation of St. Ignatius Airport last week. Lake County Airport Board Member Rick Newman told town members he would not pursue passing the regulations, which were identical to those passed in Ronan and Polson in...
Ronan City Council has assigned a committee to look into one councilmember’s suggestion that the governing body adopt an ethics policy. At the end of November, City Councilmember Roger Romero suggested the city adopt an ethics policy that would create ramifications for leaking informatio...
RONAN – Ronan City Council hired Shari Johnson to be city engineer Thursday in hopes that she will be able to help the City of Ronan acquire more funding for infrastructure projects. Public Works Director Dan Miller said Johnson will be paid $1,000 per month for two or three hours of work per week. ...
POLSON – Adrian McElderry, 32, pleaded not guilty on felony charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence on Thursday in Lake County District Court. McElderry is accused of killing his wife, RaeLynn Charlo, 29, on Nov. 18 in their Charlo residence. According to court docu...
With a little less than a month left until the state legislature convenes, state, federal, and tribal officials met in Missoula Dec. 1 to hammer out last minute details of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. Officials said they were getting closer to agreeing on most elements of the ...
A state legislator is pushing for the federal government to answer questions about liens that have remained in place against properties using the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, even though the project’s construction debt was paid off almost a decade ago. In a Dec. 1 negotiating session of...
