Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
LAKE COUNTY — Eldena Bear Don’t Walk and George Kipp III are vying for House District 15. Bear Don’t Walk is an attorney, appellate justice and nonprofit consultant who has lived in Lake County since 2003. Bear Don’t Walk’s mother is from the area, so she spent almost e...
HELENA – At an interim state legislative interim Water Policy Committee meeting last week, irrigators spoke both in favor of and against conceding off-reservation water rights to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in a proposed water compact that was re-opened for narrow negotiation last week....
POLSON — After two weeks of testimony and two days of jury deliberations, the jury ordered Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor America to pay more than $240 million in damages to families of the two teens killed in a 2011 Arlee wreck. The jury found that a defective steering knuckle cause...
LAKE COUNTY – June 3 will mark the first election since Montana’s political lines were redrawn because of Congressional redistricting, and staff at the Lake County Election Office are working to make sure people are minimally confused when heading out to the polls. Lake County Election A...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Negotiations of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Rights Compact are set to re-open soon, according to authorities and correspondence between the Tribes and Governor Steve Bullock. Negotiations will be tailored to strictly address the Water Use Agreement that i...
The dog that attacked St. Ignatius Police Chief Jeffrey Ferguson in March has been shipped out of state after its owner Jeremy Samsel agreed to a plea bargain last week, according to St. Ignatius City Attorney James Lapotka. The terms of the agreement tie up some, but not all loose ends caused by the atta...
RONAN – Drivers in Ronan might want to review their parking skills. In a May 5 council meeting City Councilmember Chris Adler instructed the Ronan Police Department to begin enforcing a city traffic rule that prohibits crossing an oncoming lane of traffic to park on the opposite side of the street.&nbs...
RONAN — Ronan will be without a police chief for a while longer, as the city’s government awaits the May 15 expiration date of want ads recently posted for a regular police officer. The council’s decision last week to wait to hire a new chief frustrated candidate Dennis Lewis, who ...
RONAN – Final details of the proposed expansion of Highway 93 appeared to be falling into place last week as the Ronan City Council prepared to sign off on a letter of de minimis that is essentially the city’s last bargaining chip in influencing the roadway’s new direction. A notic...
POLSON – On May 8, 17-year-old Chance Herreid pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor and five felony charges in connection with an April 29 shooting. According to court documents, Polson Police responded on April 29 to Sixth Avenue West and Third Street West for a report of shots possibly fired from ...
