Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — The Polson school board approved the 2012-13 budget at their Aug. 13 meeting. Dr. Linda Reksten, the new District No. 23 Superintendent, identified her focus areas for 2012-13. “I looked at a lot of information and talked to a variety of individual stakeholders,” ...
Two new fires are burning in the Mission Valley, according to Curtiss Matt, information officer for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire. Both were reported on Aug. 20, and the causes are still under investigation. The Valley Creek Fire is located 20 miles southwest of Arlee, has b...
POLSON — Former Montana Supreme Court Justice Diane Barz is filling in for Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall after his resignation on Aug. 8. In a statement, Wall said, “Judges are - and should be - held to very high standards of conduct, both in their professional and personal affairs. One...
PABLO — Susie Hall taught all her nieces and nephews to golf. Susie, 46, was killed by her husband on Aug. 13, 2006, according to Susie’s daughter, Cynthia Rutherford. Then Susie’s husband hanged himself. Members of Susie’s family gathered to golf in her memory at the Drive for Dom...
With the West Garcon Fire now at 9,110 acres and 45 percent contained, crews continue to fight heavy fuels, mostly timber, and steep terrain to control the blaze. As of press time, the fire had moved north of Windy Gap and a few miles south and was burning in a big timbered basin, according to public informa...
The West Garcon fire is about 8,800 acres, and the latest information from Jennifer Costich, public information officer, estimates containment by Aug. 20. The fire was 5 percent contained Thursday morning. Rain early Wednesday morning significantly reduced the fire spread, allowing fire retardant drops al...
The West Garcon fire grew to around 4-5,000 acres overnight, due to winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour, said Curtiss Matt, information officer for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire. Fifteen area residents were evacuated but returned to their homes Wednesday morning, Matt said...
POLSON — Three talented siblings, one a painter, one a woodcarver and one a leatherworker, brought their art to the 41st annual Sandpiper Lake County Art Festival Aug. 11. Joan, John and Martin Kosel, from ranch country near Red Lodge, set up their booths on the far-east side of the courthouse lawn....
POLSON — Polson Police Officer Chris Wright has a new assignment: he’ll serve as Community Resource Officer. According to a press release from Polson Police Assistant Chief Clint Cottle, Wright is in the process of identifying neighborhoods interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch Program a...
POLSON — Calling his campaign stop a “Liberate Main Street rally” instead of Occupy Wall Street, Montana’s lone Congressman, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, visited Polson on Aug. 8. Staffers said the rallies would be held throughout around Montana in front of small businesses, such...
