Articles with the Tag: Lake County
POLSON — Polson resident Melvin Madplume, Jr., 29, surrendered himself to authorities on Thursday for charges of deliberate homicide and sexual intercourse without consent in relation to the rape and death of his cousin, Laurence Kenmille, 28, that occurred at Wild Horse Hot Springs on May 28. ...
POLSON — On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Nathan Butler, 17 of Arlee, on a count of deliberate homicide, a felony, was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for 80 years; on attempted deliberate homicide, a felony, he was again sentenced to 80 years. On a count of assault with a weapon, the Court sentenced...
HELENA — The Judicial Nomination Commission has submitted the names of James A. Manley, Mark Alan Russell, and John Conn Schulte to the Governor for consideration for appointment to the seat vacated by the retirement of Judge C.B. McNeil in the 20th Judicial District, Lake and Sanders Counties. The ...
In a conference call meeting on Sept. 11, the Judicial Nomination Commission passed a unanimous motion to reject applicant JoAnn “Joey” Jayne, Lake County Justice of the Peace, for the position of district court judge for the 20th Judicial District. The motion said “(Jayne’s) appli...
Justice of the Peace Joey Jayne dealt with the following cases Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Sahriha Marie Camacho , 18, pleaded guilty to possessing intoxicating substances while under the age of 21, first offense. She was found guilty and fined $100 plus $85 in court costs. Andy R. Luedtke , 32, forfeited a $50...
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...
