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Plea agreement filed in homicide case

LAKE COUNTY — A plea agreement was filed Friday regarding a man set to go to trial Dec. 5 for homicide. The document asks the trial date to be vacated and Stephen Seese, 23, Osburn, Idaho, appear before Judge James Manley Wednesday, Dec. 7 for his change of plea. Seese is accused of killing his...

On the line

LAKE COUNTY – Tax values for an energy company running transmission lines through Lake County were reduced at the last minute, causing an unexpected loss of revenue for the county, and commissioners chose not to ask property taxpayers to pick up that loss. “We wanted to keep people’s tax...

Share the Spirit gearing up for holiday help Share the Spirit gearing up for holiday help

News from Share the Spirit LAKE COUNTY — The Christmas holidays will be here soon, and most of us look forward to them with great anticipation of sharing time, meals, and gifts with family and friends. There are many among us who get overwhelmed and anxious about being able to provide for their f...

Home for the Holidays

Feast with community in Polson POLSON — Join the Polson community in a free made-from-scratch Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24. Meals will be served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Polson Senior Center. Volunteers are encouraged to bring homemade pies, rolls and salads. This event is for the en...

Kettle Drive funds stay in county Kettle Drive funds stay in county

LAKE COUNTY — This Christmas Season when you shop at Super 1 Foods, Walmart, Pablo Family Foods and Harvest Foods, you will see volunteers from the Polson, Pablo and the Ronan area churches as well as community organizations ringing the bell for the Salvation Army Kettle Drive. Over the last several...

Voters make their mark Voters make their mark

LAKE COUNTY — The Ronan Public Safety Mill Levy to match funds for a $124,311 grant to hire additional police officers may be facing a recount after it failed by just two votes on Nov. 8. The K-12 St. Ignatius School District No. 28 also failed 574-712, although it fared better than when it was introdu...

Hidden demographic: population group coming together Hidden demographic: population group coming together

POLSON — For people around the ages of 20 to 45, it seemed like their demographic was missing from the community. “I didn’t think there were many young professionals here,” Megan Beard said of people in Lake County. Jake Baumann and Roxanne Duckworth decided to find out just how...

Unofficial election results in Unofficial election results in

  Unofficial results at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 with more than 96 percent of Montana precincts reported:   House District 93 John Fleming-D, 2355, 54 percent Johanna Clark-R, 1982, 45 percent   House District 12 Greg Hertz-R, 3,372, 64 percent Susan Evans-D, 1,85...

Wreck closes highway

RONAN — A twotruck wreck closed the southbound lanes of Highway 93 north of Ronan around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas Manz, it appears that a female driving a red Ford Explorer attempted to swerve past a blue pickup truck where the highway converges f...

Free computer class offered

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library in Polson will offer Part II of a free basic computer class on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Sessions will be at 2 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m. The class will cover operating systems and the Internet. Registration is required since space is limited. Please call Library S...


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