Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Both the Polson High School and the Polson Elementary School building reserve levies passed when voters mailed in their ballots for the May 5 election. All race results are unofficial until the Lake County Commissioners canvass the ballots, according to Kathie Newgard, Lake County Ele...
PABLO — Bella Vista means beautiful view in Italian, and the scenery in this movie is stunning, shot in the Mission Valley, Ninepipe Wildlife Refuge and Missoula. The endless horizon and waking-up-after-winter colors play to the main character’s sense of aloneness. Kathleen Wise plays...
POLSON — Polson City Commissioners and Mayor Heather Knudson approved $473,000 in water system bonds for the downtown water loop, “the last piece of the funding package,” according to Cindy Dooley, Polson finance officer. The project is replacing and reconnecting water pipes in the area nor...
Locals used to driving outside of Lake County for medical care soon may see an end to at least some of their travels, thanks to expanded operations at Kalispell Regional’s Polson Health clinic. The Kalispell healthcare network’s satellite clinic has seen myriad changes this year, most noticeab...
POLSON — When Martin Olsson retired as president and chief executive officer of Eagle Bank, he passed the torch to Andrew West. West is no stranger to the Mission Valley; he worked as the Valley Bank branch manager in Arlee for 10 and a half years and was vice president of commercial lending at Comm...
Pierre Auguste Renoir, wearing a beret and grasping a giant paintbrush, greeted guests at Cherry Valley Elementary School for the annual Night of the Arts on April 28. Corinthian columns on canvas framed the hallways and doorway to the main gallery, and children’s art was on display all over the bui...
POLSON — Judge James Manley on Wednesday sentenced Makueeyapee Whitford to the Montana State Prison for 60 years with none suspended for the 2013 stabbing death of John Pierre, Jr. of Polson. A jury had found Whitford guilty of deliberate homicide after a weeklong trial in December 2014. ...
KALISPELL — Polson choirs, soloists, bands and ensembles practiced and polished musical pieces before they attended the District Music Festival in Kalispell on April 18. Those students who received superior ratings from the Kalispell adjudicators advanced to the State Music Festival held in Missoula...
POLSON — Both the Polson High School and the Polson Elementary School building reserve levies passed when voters mailed in their ballots for the May 5 election. All race results are unofficial until the Lake County Commissioners canvass the ...
POLSON — Judge James Manley on Wednesday sentenced Makueeyapee Whitford to the Montana State Prison for 60 years with none suspended for the 2013 stabbing death of John Pierre, Jr. of Polson. A jury had found Whitford guilty of deliberate homicide after a weekl...
