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Briefs for April 26, 2017

Make a difference in the life of an athlete POLSON — Your Polson Police Department has once again partnered with Pizza Hut to help support the Special Olympics of Montana. Join us at Pizza Hut on May 9 from 5- 9 p.m. Polson Police Officers will wait you on. Twenty percent of all orders taken durin...

County seeks bids for drone services

POLSON – Lake County will soon request bids for drone services. The county commissioners announced that they would seek the bids following a hearing on April 12. Commissioner Bill Barron said the county could use drones for search and rescue operations, which it has used a private contractor for ...

Copy machine blunders FJBC ballots

LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Election Administrator Kathie Newgard addressed issues concerning upcoming elections including a snafu with Flathead Joint Board of Control’s mail-in ballots during a phone interview April 19. She also reminds citizens that an election to fill a Montana congressional sea...

5-year-old awarded for bravery 5-year-old awarded for bravery

POLSON – The Lake County E911 Dispatch service recently recognized five-year-old Karen Hess for her extraordinary bravery and presence of mind during an emergency. Dispatchers arrived at Karen’s Polson Head Start pre-school class on Thursday, April 6, to present her with a plaque, a meal certi...

Community needs survey to be held in Polson

News from Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana LAKE COUNTY – Every three years Community Action Partnership is mandated by federal policy to conduct a community needs assessment survey across its four-county service area (Lake, Lincoln, Flathead, and Sanders). A series of community me...

Lichte charged with thefts over $127K

POLSON — A former Polson property manager has been charged with 16 felony and three misdemeanor thefts for allegedly bilking his business clients out of more than $127,000. Douglas Dennis Lichte of Polson Property Management was charged and an arrest warrant issued March 14. He posted $100,000 bail ...

SKQ Dam operations update SKQ Dam operations update

 News from Energy Keepers, Inc. LAKE COUNTY — A monthly report of the Se̓liš Ksanka Ql̓ispe̓ Hydroelectric Project Operation for Flathead Lake states that March was warm and wet in the Flathead Basin. Precipitation accumulation was 7.48 inches, 223 percent of normal and temperatures we...

Legislative update: some bills moving forward, others tabled Legislative update: some bills moving forward, others tabled

HELENA — With the 2017 legislative session halfway over, the Valley Journal looks at the progress of some notable pieces of legislation. SB 305 would allow counties across the state to conduct mail-in balloting for the May 25 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, who resigned to b...

Workshop offers tools for workplace

POLSON — Colleen Rudio will present “Build Performance Capacity in your Organization: Effective Communication & Leadership; Communicating Up; and Workplace Habits” during the Lake County JSEC Spring Workshop from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 20, at the Red Lion in Polson. The cost is $65...

Mentoring program supports children Mentoring program supports children

LAKE COUNTY – Anyone passing by the “Friends Forever” sign on Main Street in Polson might wonder what it’s all about. “We create positive change with youth and families in our communities and we do that with consistent, ongoing mentoring,” said Friends Forever Mentoring...


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