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Evelyn Dooley KALISPELL — Evelyn Adeline Dooley was born on April 8, 2021, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Her mother is Abbi Dooley of Polson. Grandparents are Tracy and Cindy Dooley of Polson; uncle is Jeff Dooley of Libby; and great-grandmother is Colleen Dooley of Polson. Myles Finley RONAN — Myles Jerome Finley was born July 15, 2021, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Parents are Matt Finley and Mackenzie McDonald of Arlee. Paternal grandparents are TJ and the late Roberta Haynes of Arlee. Maternal grandparents are Elmo and Ni...
LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Commissioners have put the brakes on further repairs or replacement of structures, including bridges and culverts, that it deems the responsibility of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project. In a letter dated June 8, the commissioners asked Montana Attorney Genera...
On Monday, as the drought’s grip on the Mission Valley intensified, the city of Polson declared a water emergency, and shut off water for up to 12 hours to around 60 residences on the south side of town in order to fill critically low reserve tanks and save an essential booster pump from burning up. ...
RONAN — Sydney Taylor was back at the Lake County Fair this year for the sixth time to exhibit the end results of a year’s worth of work, but first, she had to get Faith to the chute. In regular fair fashion, participants bring livestock and pets, as well as projects in photography, science, b...
RONAN — Mission Valley children brought Johnny Appleseed to life during a Missoula Children’s Theater production last Friday at the Ronan event center. In one week, a cast assembled from the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Indian Reservation and Lake County learned the lines for a complete...
News from ACLU Montana The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of five Indian nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana’s failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate ...
POLSON — Housing – or lack of it – was at the forefront of a Polson City Commission meeting last Monday, July 19. City manager Ed Meece and community development director Juan Escano gave the commission a rundown of efforts to address what city government is calling a “housing cris...
Valley Journal The Lake County Commissioners are hosting a retirement party for Commissioner Dave Stipe from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in the commissioners’ chambers. The public is invited. Stipe, a Ronan area rancher, has served the commission for more than 16 years, first from 1...
All of Lake County moved into moderate drought conditions last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, significantly different from the week before, when the easternmost portion of the county was listed as only “abnormally dry.” At this time last year, nearly all of Montana was in the &ld...
News from the PBC Polson Business Community POLSON — The Polson Business Community has been hard at work planning the 22nd annual Flathead Cherry Festival. The coming weekend event features local art, vendors, food and of course, cherries. All are invited to downtown Polson on Saturday, July 31...
