Articles with the Tag: Lake County
RONAN – Expanded grounds and a bigger slate of events will greet people who come out for some good old-fashioned fun at the Lake County Fair and Pioneer Days this week. Fair Manager Tim Marchant and his staff have been hard at work for the past month setting up the Lake County Fairgrounds, and...
Wednesday, July 30 8:30 a.m. Judges Orientation 9 a.m. – noon Perishable Open Class Check-in 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Swine Showmanship and Judging 3:30 p.m. Cat Show 5 p.m. Open Class Judges Orientation 5 p.m. Beef Showmanship 5 p.m. Lions Club Games 5 p.m. – 8 p.m...
POLSON — During the July 21 meeting of the Polson City Commission, John Hart, a member of the City of Polson Streets Department crew, gave a report on Japanese Knotweed, a noxious weed flourishing in Polson. Hart brought a slideshow and information for interested folks. “It’s not y...
News from Lake County Health Department, Buckle Up Program LAKE COUNTY — Summer in Montana. Few things are as enjoyable as the freedom of driving the beautiful Montana roadways in the summer to a favorite destination. And while the drive may be enjoyable, even liberating, a Montana driver&r...
RONAN — Volunteers for the Lake County Council on Aging’s commodity program are worried that they will have problems making food delivery to hundreds of Mission Valley seniors in September, after the container where most of the delivery bags are collected broke. Volunteer Sylvia Krantz s...
POLSON — The body of missing kayaker Robert W. McDonald was found 2:45 p.m. Friday in Flathead Lake, just south of Big Bull Island. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue boats and the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office boat, who were still out sea...
News from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Public Health officials are reminding area residents to be aware of the risks of infection with West Nile virus and to take steps to avoid mosquito bites. As the weather becomes warmer and drier in July, m...
Smoke from wildfires raging in Washington drifted over and filled the Flathead and Mission Valleys late last week, creating unhealthy air quality but interesting skies. By Saturday afternoon, the wind and rain helped clear valleys in Lake County.
Wheat farmers beware — a bright orange insect called a wheat midge could be invading your fields. Wheat in the blossom stage is most vulnerable to wheat midge, according to Jack Stivers, MSU Extension Agent for Lake County. The midge is a predator on spring wheat acreage only, Stivers said, si...
FLATHEAD COUNTY — After days of searching for Shannon Turner of Pablo, authorities discovered her deceased body in her maroon Chevy Uplander in southern Flathead County at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 8. In a phone interview on July 14, Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said Turner’s dea...
