Articles with the Tag: Lake County
POLSON — From a listening session with the state’s eight tribal leaders in Missoula on Sept. 4, Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, and Senator Jon Tester continued on to the Flathead Reservation on Sept. 5. “Jon said I had to see Montana,” Cantwell said, since she is chair...
POLSON — District Judge C. B. McNeil retired on Sept. 5 after nearly 30 years on the bench. Judge McNeil, after 18 years in private practice, was elected in November of 1984 as the first judge in the new 20th Judicial District. The district covered Lake and Sanders County. On Thursday, Lake Count...
LAKE COUNTY — A plan to bail out the Montana Teacher’s Retirement System will cost Lake County school districts more than $500,000 this year, resulting in less relief to the taxpayer and the inability to build reserve funds, according to local education officials. The plan was created i...
News from Lake County Public Health POLSON — On Aug. 23 the State Department of Livestock Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory reported five West Nile Virus-positive horses from Blaine, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, and Stillwater Counties. While there has been no known WNV activity currently identi...
POLSON - Judge C. B. McNeil, judge for the 20th Judicial District, which includes Lake and Sanders counties, retires on Sept. 5. The Montana Judicial Nomination Commission had already received applications for McNeil's position. Applying were Steven Norman Eschenbacher, JoAnn Jayne (Joey), James A. Manley...
News from the Lake County Democrats PABLO — Confused about Obamacare and the health exchanges? Have your questions addressed at the Affordable Care Act Forum sponsored by the Lake County Democrats. The presentation seeks to help Montanans understand how the law works and answer questions or co...
LAKE COUNTY — Late summer conditions normally trigger aggression in bees, yellow jackets, and hornets, but drought has exacerbated food supply shortages for the insects and caused an unusual jump in local pesticide sales. “Usually people come in and buy a bottle (of spray). This year the...
News from Lake County Republican Women POLSON — Polson attorney Doug Wold will be presenting “Islamic World View: Core Differences in Religion, Laws and Goals” Monday, Sept. 9, in the Community Room of the North Lake County Public Library, beginning at 7 p.m. This is the first in a se...
Lake County law enforcement joins national crackdown to reduce drunk driving News from the Montana Highway Patrol LAKE COUNTY — From mid-August through Labor Day, local police will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” cra...
POLSON — Two incidents in Missoula last week serve as reminders for Lake County residents to adhere to common sense and strict guidelines when discarding hazardous waste and household chemicals. Someone walking through an alley noticed a residential garbage can was fuming and called 911. Emergency r...
