Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
POLSON – A St. Ignatius man and woman are facing charges related to the theft of $14,000 in cash and checks and several cartons of cigarettes from Rod’s Harvest Foods in St. Ignatius on Nov. 12, 2016. Joshua Louis Durglo, 23, was charged theft, burglary and possession of illegal drugs, a...
POLSON – A new public safety building may be in Polson’s future. The city commission began considering that topic with a work session on Monday, June 26. The current city hall is housed in a former grocery store and space is tight. Any new public safety building would house the city&r...
Lake County Sheriff’s Office reported that the body of a man was recovered from the Flathead River on June 27. LCSO believes the man is Richard Mitchell, 23, of Minatare, Nebraska. The body was recovered 10 miles downstream of Buffalo Bridge, or 17 miles from the SQK Dam, after it was spotted by a f...
POLSON – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies are implementing a new procedure to better comply with a new victim’s rights law, although the law was put on hold on Friday. Marsy’s Law is a citizens’ initiative that was overwhelmingly ...
POLSON – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies are implementing a new procedure to better comply with a new victim’s rights law, although the law was put on hold on Friday. Marsy’s Law is a citizens’ initiative that was overwhelmingly ...
POLSON –A 30-year-old Browning woman faces criminal child endangerment charges following two separate incidents. Rena Diachell Ladd was charged following a Sept. 8, 2016 incident in which a vehicle crossed Montana Highway 35 and struck a utility pole. Minor children aged 2 and 4 were in the ve...
POLSON – Something’s afoot in Polson. Dale Lane – who opened Cowboy’s Toys in Ronan 1990 and sold the business to Steve Krum in 2000 – has brought a boot and shoe repair business back to town. Lane, 55, and a Ronan native, opened Lane’s Boot and Shoe Repair Apr...
POLSON – More culturally-inspired outreach is the goal of the summer native arts and culture program. Polson Middle School special services teacher Amy Williams said the idea sprouted from Polson Schools’ parent and Indian education committees. Meetings are held Wednesday...
POLSON – A $1 million upgrade is in the works for Finley Point State Park. The project, which began in the spring with the removal of some trees and the replacement of two latrines, will result in removal of six of 16 RV spaces in the existing campground next to Flathead Lake. However...
POLSON – A 53-year-old man with 10 DUIs was sentenced to 10 years in the Montana State Prison last week for violating his probation. Harlan Gerald Vaska of Missoula was sentenced by Judge Kim Christopher. Prosecuting attorney James Lapotka said Vaska was cited for engaging in a bar fi...
