Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
POLSON — Stephen Seese, 23, was sentenced to 40 years in the Montana State Prison with no time suspended last week for his role in the death of his 18-year-old nephew, Richard Warner, in Arlee last February. Seese and his wife, Kassandra Seese, were both convicted of accountability to negligent homi...
POLSON — The use of black tar heroin is on the rise in Lake County, local officials say. Lake County Undersheriff Ben Woods says heroin is slowly replacing heavy-duty prescription narcotics that used to be easier to obtain. Some of these opiate-based prescription painkillers, such as Oxycontin, L...
POLSON — It was “buffalo burger time,” but that’s not all. CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties held continuing education training for 12 court appointed special advocates on Feb. 13 in conjunction with the Kiwanis’ 21st annual Buffalo Feed. The Kiwanis recently donated two c...
POLSON — No one should accuse Polson Police of not having a sense of humor. The department posted a hoax on Facebook Feb. 11 warning about methamphetamine laced with the Zika virus. The post, which was addressed to methamphetamine users, advised that meth from Montana, Washington or Idaho could b...
POLSON — The Polson School Board unanimously approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent Rex Weltz last week. The board, which last month removed the “interim” tag from Weltz’s title, approved a $118,000 per year contract that includes a cost-of-living adjustment in subse...
POLSON — Stephen Seese, 23, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 15 to 40 years in the Montana State Prison with no time suspended for his role in the death of his 18-year-old nephew, Richard Warner, in Arlee last February. Seese and his wife, Kassandra Seese, were both convicted of accountability to ...
There was a whole lot of inclusion goin’ on at Polson High School last week. The first ever “Respect Rally” was held Feb. 7 as a Special Olympics whole school engagement event. Six special education high school students and their student peers participated in a series of fun activitie...
POLSON – The Flathead Basin Commission has come out in support of creation of a statewide hazardous materials response and preparedness task force. The commission voted recently to endorse the legislation, HB 296, sponsored by state Rep. Denise Hayman, D-Bozeman. The commission considered the issue ...
POLSON — A Feb. 2 filing deadline for some local offices has come and gone, resulting in contested races for some fire, irrigation and library district boards. The election will be held May 2 by mail-in ballot. The Polson Rural Fire District has three openings, and incumbent Ron Roberts has filed...
POLSON — Two Dutch retirees who were riding a motorcycle in the Mission Valley in the summer of 2015 got some relief recently when District Court Judge James A. Manley awarded them partial summary judgment for $43,820 in medical bills. The couple, Jan and Henderika Haddenringh, were riding a motorcy...
