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Group effort re-opens highway, contains leaking acid Group effort re-opens highway, contains leaking acid

BLUE BAY — Three Draggin’ Wagon wreckers, including the big mama of all wreckers, were some of the heroes of a Blue Bay truck wreck that closed Montana Highway 35 for an hour on Thursday, April 23. With chains connecting to the flipped vehicle, the big engines whined and one wrecker’s fr...

Suicide prevention subject of Pachyderm meeting

POLSON — Suicide crosses every boundary of age, race, gender, culture, and every social and religious affiliation. And it is an all too frequent cause of death in Lake County.  Roxana Colman-Herak, the lead Suicide Intervention Trainer for the Salish and Kootenai Tribes since 2007, will be the ...

National Day of Prayer is May 7

POLSON — A Christian gathering of prayer for the National Day of Prayer event will take place May 7 from 12-1 p.m. on the front lawn of the Lake County Courthouse in Polson. All are welcome to attend. Call (406) 883-9347 for more information, or visit www.nationaldayofprayer.org  

Search, Rescue plans fundraising ATV ride

POLSON — Lake County Search and Rescue will hold a fundraising  ATV, UTV, and Dirt Bike Poker Run on Saturday, June 13. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Buffalo Bridge and end at Sloan Bridge with a barbecue dinner. Pre-registration will take place Friday, June 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the VFW in ...

Court denies petition for rehearing of island case

HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has denied a real estate tycoon’s appeal to rehear a case disputing a $12 million Flathead County ruling that resulted from construction on Shelter Island in Flathead Lake.  The court on April 14 denied a petition for rehearing filed by attorneys for Don...

Computer access, assistance available for job seekers

News from Lake  County Job Service POLSON — Lake County Job Service, located right in downtown Polson, has been serving the citizens of this area for more than 40 years. As part of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry’s statewide network of local offices, the Lake County Job Se...

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

News from Lake County Buckle Up Coalition LAKE COUNTY — Montana is only one of a handful of states that has not implemented a statewide ban on text messaging by all drivers. All the states surrounding Montana have a primary law that bans texting by all drivers, except for South Dakota, which has a s...

Library offers numerous free resources

News from Lake County Health Department How many products do we consume where we don’t know what’s in them? Cigarettes are one product that has many chemical additives, but no label on the side listing what those additives are.  In 1994, five of the major tobacco companies – Amer...

National Merit Scholar to study physics National Merit Scholar to study physics

Connor Murphy ran up the tree trunk as if he were a tree frog with suction cup feet and quickly flipped over, sticking his landing. The 18-year-old laughed and did it again. While he’s agile, fast, able to jump and perform twisting jackknife dives on the trampoline, Connor has an engaging personality, ...

Aquatic Center earns public health award Aquatic Center earns public health award

News from Lake County Health Department  POLSON — Lake County individuals and entities that promote public health principles and wellness for people who live in Lake  County or on the Flathead Reservation are eligible to apply for the Virginia Reber Public Health Award, and this year the M...


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