Articles with the Tag: Lake County
News from Lake County Disabled American Veterans LAKE COUNTY — As the mile markers pass by on roads across the state, volunteer drivers in Lake County have been doing their part to help out local veterans in Western Montana. The number of volunteers has started to dwindle down, but the remaining dri...
LAKE COUNTY — While statistics show a rash of recent vehicle thefts, the numbers don’t reveal the human side of car thefts — the feeling of being violated, worries about a trashed or wrecked vehicle, insurance issues, and the inconvenience of no transportation. Sometimes it&...
MISSOULA – A Bigfork man who lives in the Ferndale area of Lake County has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that resulted from him allegedly shooting and killing a grizzly May 2014. Dan Calvert Wallen, 54, pleaded not guilty Jan. 27 to three counts of unlawful taking of a threatened speci...
LAKE COUNTY — There is one word that sums up the outlook Mission Valley real estate agents have for 2015: optimistic. The further in the rear view mirror the crash seven years ago gets, the better things appear. With the beginning of a new year comes new hope for real estate. “The perfect pict...
POLSON – A Ronan man pleaded guilty yesterday to negligent homicide charges resulting from an Oct. 22, 2014 shooting death of a 3-year-old. Galen Hawk, 26, kept his eyes downcast and answered in one word answers of “yes” to questions posed by his defense attorney about the events t...
POLSON — Applications are being accepted for the annual $1,000 scholarship given by the Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders. Applicants must be graduating seniors who plan on attending a Montana university, college or vocational-technical school. Application forms are available from th...
ST. IGNATIUS – Tribal officer T.J. Haynes rolled to the ground to avoid bullets from a .22 caliber handgun on Arrow Road at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. “Haynes dove out of the way when he heard a round go off,” said Lake County Sheriff Don Bell. “It started north of the doct...
Suspects fled approximately 1 mile down Duck Road outside Ronan before Lake County law enforcement apprehended them. Officers asked Lake County Search and Rescue trackers to search the scene for any evidence dropped or lost during the flight. This was the scenario for a LCSAR training on Jan. 17, accordin...
News from the United States Attorney’s Office MISSOULA — James Leslie Vaughan, 48, of Ronan, was sentenced today to two years of probation for illegally disposing of domestic sewage. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy after the defendant’s October 201...
News from United Way WESTERN MONTANA — Social service agencies throughout Northwest Montana are gearing up for the annual Montana Homeless Survey, which will be conducted on Thursday, Jan. 29. People who consider themselves homeless or at risk of being homeless may fill out a surve...
