Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
POLSON – A substitute district court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lake County in an attempt to force the Montana Department of Revenue to send a property tax bill to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for the former Kerr Dam. Blair Jones, 22nd District Court judge in Columbus...
POLSON – Doubling the number of watercraft inspection stations is just one part of a multi-pronged effort planned by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks as it attempts to prevent mussel infestations across the state. Adding 17 water inspection stations to the 17 the state had last year is one part of t...
POLSON — When a door opens, go through it. If the door closes, go through a window, or something like that. Polson natives Aaron Purser and Mason Lagerquist saw such an opportunity after two glass shops closed as a result of the Great Recession, Purser said, and decided to take advantage of it. T...
POLSON – The Lake County Community Development Corp. has a lot of irons in the fire. The non-profit regional economic development organization’s Executive Director Gypsy Ray spoke about where the organization is and where it’s headed at last week’s Polson Chamber of Commerce lunche...
POLSON – The Lake County Community Development Corp. has a lot of irons in the fire. The non-profit regional economic development organization’s Executive Director Gypsy Ray spoke about where the organization is and where it’s headed at last week’s Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon ...
POLSON – A man who worked as a numbers cruncher throughout his career never thought he’d write a book about history. But such is life. Evan McKinney’s historical novel, “High Iron to Fairbanks: Building the Historic Alaska Railroad,” was published late last year. Culbertso...
POLSON – A woman who the state said brought “very large” quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from Washington was sentenced to two 5-year terms with the Department of Corrections last week with no time suspended. The sentences will run concurrently. Angela Christine Evans was arreste...
POLSON — A Somers man was given two deferred sentences for rape and sexual assault on Jan. 18. Judge James A. Manley sentenced Brandon Richmond Turner, 26, to a three-year sentence and a six-month sentence in accord with a plea agreement. They will run concurrently. Prosecuting attorney Brendan M...
DAYTON — “Have books, will travel.” With those words, Donnie Underwood described what she does every other week to bring books to children at Dayton Elementary School. Underwood, who lives in Rollins, is a retired schoolteacher who volunteers at West Shore Community Library in Lakesid...
BIG ARM – The “Other Cuba” was among the topics discussed on Friday night at the historic Big Arm School. The monthly community meeting featured a presentation by local resident Tom Eddy about a trip to Cuba that he and his wife, Bonnie, made in February 2016, just two months after Presi...
