Articles Written By: Taylor Davison
FLATHEAD LAKE — As lake water levels continue to dip, several political leaders have called for action to remedy the situation from both state and federal levels. According to water data gathered by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), on Friday morning (July 7), Flathead Lake has a surface water level of...
POLSON — Interim Polson Police Chief George Simpson held a round table discussion on June 30 to discuss strategies for keeping the community safe with those living and working in downtown Polson. “I’ve been in Polson about nine years now, and every summer we have an uptick in disor...
News from GPCF POLSON — The Miracle of America Museum is pleased to announce that they have received a grant for $2650.00 from the Greater Polson Community Foundation. According to Museum CEO Gil Mangels, the grant will help the Museum to display, preserve and protect important historic documents....
RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee met with their newly selected engineering firm to discuss the upcoming work planned for downtown Ronan. KLJ Engineering representatives Neil Putnam, Ian Butler-Severson, Gary Johnson, and Becky Bey attended the meeting via Zoom and explained KLJ was i...
LAKE COUNTY — Communities throughout Lake County got together on July 4 to celebrate the United States’ 247th year of independence. In Polson, the holiday kicked off with the much-anticipated fireworks show held at dusk near Riverside Park on July 3. Community members made the event poss...
ARLEE — The 123rd Arlee Esyapqenyi (Celebration) wrapped up this week on July 4 after days of celebration, remembrance and dancing. The celebration was initially banned by the U.S. government in 1890, but a few years later the Tribe named it as a Fourth of July Celebration, and thus it was all...
POLSON — The county building that previously housed drug court, IT, and Sheriff’s detectives was demolished last week to make way for new expansions for the growing county offices. While the building has been owned by the county for a number of years, County Commissioner Steve Stanley sh...
POLSON — The pediatric dental program at Tribal Health clinics in both Polson and St. Ignatius have reported new achievements in local kids’ dental health thanks to renewed efforts spearheaded by their newest pediatric dentist Dr. David Burke. “From the first day on, Dr. Burke want...
POLSON — The Polson VFW spiced up this year’s Fourth of July Parade with their second ever reenactment of the historic battles at Lexington and Concord. Held before the start of the parade proper, the reenactment aims to bring a little extra history to the festivities ever year and remin...
RONAN — John Delaurenti, lifetime resident of Lake County, passed away at his home on June 23, 2023. John was born in Polson on Jan. 17, 1944, to Italian immigrants, Joseph Delaurenti and Rosie Zan Delaurenti. He was the youngest of three and was preceded in birth by two older sisters, Pauline Bolton a...
