Articles with the Tag: Lake County
HELENA — House Bill 479, sponsored by Ronan representative Joe Read, is on its way to the State Senate after passing a House vote on April 3. HB479 proposes that the State of Montana appropriate $2.5 million to the Department of Justice each year, beginning July 1, to reimburse Lake County for...
POLSON — A Ronan man was sentenced in Polson District Court on April 5 to the Montana State Prison for 24 years on one count of assault on a peace or judicial officer with no time suspended. Darrin William Matt, 46, was convicted by a 12-person jury during an earlier trial. The jury deliberated for app...
Marriages John Howell Dawson and Clarissa Marie Marmon Kaylee Nicole Schubert and Brandon R. Shirtliff Joseph M. Martinez and Krstalyn Rae Griffin Louis John Wandler and Minda Carole Kneedler Divorces Charles R. Vergeront and Heather L. Licht John R. McNutt and Dawn M. McNu...
News from the Lake County Conservation District LAKE COUNTY — In March, Lake County CD did a lot of outreach! Camryn, our Big Sky Watershed Corps member, tabled at Free the Seeds up in Kalispell on March 4 to spread the word about the Pollinator Initiative and rain garden projects in both Lake and...
News from CAPNM KALISPELL — Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM) is currently sponsoring its fifth annual Calendar Art Contest within Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders Counties and we are inviting all students from K-12 to participate. The contest is for students to submit ...
LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Commissioners voted on March 27 to rescind Resolution of Intent 21-20 regarding the handling of fees related to the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project. R21-20, passed by the commission in 2021, determined that Lake County would cease billing, collecting, and distr...
POLSON — A Dixon man was committed in Polson District Court on March 22 to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with five years suspended on one count of criminal endangerment. Randall Everett Rasmussen, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge during an earlier court appearance. In exchange for ...
News from Sandpiper Art Gallery POLSON — Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts in Polson has opened the application period for their art scholarship program. Each year they offer art scholarships to deserving students from Lake and Sanders Counties. Scholarships are available to students accep...
RONAN — The Ronan Chamber of Commerce will celebrate local farmers and ranchers with their 43rd annual Agriculture Appreciation Dinner on March 24. This year’s event will honor Jack Stivers of the MSU Agriculture Extension Office in Lake County. Following 32 years of service as an extension ag...
LAKE COUNTY — In the wake of the national egg shortage, which has seen national providers across the board lose flocks of chickens to avian influenza, local egg providers have been rising to the challenge to meet increasing egg demand. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Unite...
