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News from Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness will hold open try-outs on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 4-6 p.m. for the Lake Monsters swim teams. The minimum skill requirement to join a team is the ability to swim the length (25 yards) in both freestyle and backstroke. Once your child makes the swim team, there is a free 2-week trial to make sure it is a good fit. Group one (under 10 years) costs $85 per month and has a yearly one-time registration fee of $30. Practices are held Mondays-Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-10 a.m. Group two costs $95 per month, has a yearly one-time registration fee of $30 and holds practices ...
LAKE COUNTY — A 70-year-old Polson man, James Lawrence, has been arrested and is being held in the Lake County Jail in connection with the death of 67-year-old Ed Loder of Ronan. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office took a report of Loder as a missing person on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 12:30 p.m. Upo...
News from Dana Grant RONAN — As part of the Saturday, Sept. 21, Ronan Harvest Festival, a celebration of good eats will be held with a Flavors of Fall kitchen talent contest. Kids and adults can enter a home-kitchen prepared dessert, bread or specialty item (canned good, salsa, candy jam, jelly). ...
News from the Supreme Court The Judicial Branch is accepting applications through Sept. 30, 2024 for the Chief Water Court Judge. Current Chief Water Court Judge Russ McElyea, who has served the Water Court since 2012, is retiring at the end 2024. The position is appointed by the Chief Justice for the d...
News from CSKT Division of Fire DIXON — A wildland fire burning five miles west of Dixon along Hwy. 200 was estimated at 468 acres and 60 percent contained as of Saturday, Sept. 7. Firefighters conducted a burnout to strengthen control lines on the northwest flank along Highway 200 and will contin...
News from CSKT Division of Fire RONAN – The Division of Fire officials want to update the public on the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes fire danger. The Flathead Indian Reservations fire danger is at high. The Flathead Indian Reservation received some good precipitation the last coupl...
News from CSKT RAVALLI — Lake County and the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT or Tribes) are pleased to announce that the parties have reached a lease agreement for a county-owned parcel in Ravalli in order to give the Tribes’ aquatic invasive species (AIS) watercraft inspecti...
News from Sloane Stinson, MDT RONAN — Riverside Contracting, Inc. will conduct finishing work on the Ronan-North project next week. All work will occur off the roadway with little to no impact on traffic. Crews will be onsite Monday, Sept. 9, through Friday, Sept. 13, between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p....
News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER – A new National Park Service report shows that 2,933,616 visitors to Glacier National Park in 2023 spent $372,129,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 5,725 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local econo...
News from the Mission Valley Choral Society POLSON — For the second year Greater Polson Community Foundation has awarded the Mission Valley Choral Society with a grant. On July 2 the Lake County community choir was awarded an IMPACT Sponsorship from the Foundation. The choir will use the funds to ...
