Articles Written By: Caleb M. Soptelean
POLSON — A civil trial in the case of woman who was rear-ended by Lake County Sheriff ’s deputy Joel E. Diaz in 2013 and claims that the accident required her to have a second reconstructive breast surgery has been set for Aug. 24, 2017. According to court documents, Anne Smith was drivi...
Not much has changed through the years at Lake City Bakery and Eatery, and owner Mike Humphrey likes it that way. Humphrey, 53, was 10 when he began working in the store that his mom and dad, Larry and Marilyn Humphrey, founded in 1970 in downtown Polson. What began as mixing dough and greasing pans bloss...
BIGFORK – The growth of grizzly bears in northwest Montana was the topic of conversation during the December “Science on Tap” event at the Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Two employees of the U.S. Geological Survey talked to some 30 or so persons about a grizzly bear family tree they have docu...
POLSON — Two Polson High School graduates are giving back to the community and that entails working in law enforcement at local schools. Nate Lundeen, 39, works in Polson schools, while Brian Hines, 30, is in Ronan and Pablo. The men rotate between various schools in those areas throughout the week....
POLSON — “It’s a national treasure. It belongs to all of us.” With those words, Lake County commissioner Bill Barron welcomed what he called “a great piece of history” to the Lake County Courthouse on Monday, Dec. 19. A painting of St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park...
POLSON – Helping others in need was on the agenda for some Polson High School students this month. Students in Mark Rochin’s Jobs for Montana’s Graduates class delivered five Christmas trees to needy families last week. The class purchased the trees at a discount from PHS government teac...
POLSON — The city commission last week approved a $142,500 contract for a design and construction of a paving project at the Polson Airport. KLJ Engineering of Great Falls won the contract, which covers 40,000 square feet of paving, according to KLJ engineer Jeff Walla. The project will replace pave...
POLSON — Lake County District Judge James A. Manley swore in district court clerk Lyn Fricker, Lake County Schools Superintendent Carolyn Hall and County Commissioner Dave Stipe on Wednesday, Dec. 21. “They come and they go, but Lyn’s still here,” Manley said of Fricker’s car...
POLSON — The city responded to a water main break on Seventh Street at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, and had the line repaired in about three hours. Ash Walker, the city’s assistant superintendent for water and sewer, said an 8-inch cast iron water line burst on Seventh Street between Seventh and ...
POLSON — Polson School District administrators followed policies and procedures when dealing with two juniors who wore t-shirts with “white power” and a Confederate battle flag during Homecoming Week activities at Polson High School in late September. That was the finding of Missoula att...
