Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — The Polson Youth Soccer Board brought information about their annexation proposal to the City Commissioners at the Feb. 2 commission meeting. Polson City Manager Mark Shrives said the soccer group had spoken with him a couple of weeks ago. After this information present...
Enough hot soup to fill 16 200-gallon horse tanks has been made and served at Soup’s On during the six years it has been in existence. Accompanied by bread and dessert, that’s more than 50,000 bowls of soup that have nourished community members and visitors. “We average about 50 (diners)...
One suspect is in custody for an alleged automated teller machine theft from Community Bank in Polson on Jan. 30. Cory Robert Franklin, 32, Lakeside, was arrested and is being held at the Flathead County Detention Center on unrelated charges, including an alleged violation of probation and parole. F...
POLSON — People expecting heated words and clashing opinions at the Feb. 3 Polson City Commission workshop meeting were instead treated to a civil presentation about how the water compact could impact the City of Polson’s municipal wells. Melissa Hornbein, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commiss...
POLSON — Local artist Nancy Gordon had been painting and exhibiting her work at the Sandpiper Gallery in Polson for the past 20 years. She spent the last days of her life in assisted care in Missoula, where she continued to create art, including collages made from packing materials. The staff at The...
High school musicians from Hamilton, Libby, Polson and Stevensville gathered in Polson for the Northwest Montana Band Festival on Feb. 2 and 3. Students met in groups with guest conductors Kelly Berdahl, Tobin Stewart and Stephen Versaevel, who worked with the students, helping them to improve and polish ...
The Nest sounds like a place downy owlets or fuzzy baby chickens shelter. That’s pretty much the idea, although this Nest will be a refuge for human mothers and babies. The Nest is the brainchild of Jenifer Blumberg. Blumberg served as executive director for Domestic Violence and Education Ser...
POLSON — Thieves removed the automated teller machine from the front entrance of Community Bank in Polson early Friday morning. The theft was discovered at approximately 6 a.m. when Polson Police officers and Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an intrusion alarm. Security video revealed ...
LAKE COUNTY — While statistics show a rash of recent vehicle thefts, the numbers don’t reveal the human side of car thefts — the feeling of being violated, worries about a trashed or wrecked vehicle, insurance issues, and the inconvenience of no transportation. Sometimes it&...
Foursquare balls, kickballs, footballs and soccer balls at Linderman Elementary School were popping, leaving kids with no bouncing orbs. Linderman Principal Tim Finkbeiner said the playground balls get trashed with lots of use, but these balls had been purchased in bulk by the school and had been in...
