Articles with the Tag: Lake County
LAKE COUNTY — Recreational marijuana has been legal in Montana since January 1, and medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2004, but neither are taxed locally in Lake County. That could change on election day. Voters will decide whether to impose a 3% local tax on the sale of recr...
LAKE COUNTY — Judge Jim Manley’s next to last drug court was both raucous and poignant, a celebration and a farewell. It was also a testimonial to how the justice system, working in concert with a supportive community, can transform lives. Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson – a forme...
POLSON — After months of investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and in conjunction with the CSKT Division of Fire investigators, a Ronan man has been arrested for starting the Boulder 2700 fire last July. Craig Allen McCrea, 36, is being charged by the Lake County Attorney&rs...
lLAKE COUNTY — Absentee ballots were mailed last week to Lake County voters for the June 7 primary. Polls will be open across Lake County from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on Election Day. To check your voter registration status, learn how to register, locate precincts and find a complete list of federal, statewide a...
POLSON — A Polson man is accused of shooting and killing the mother of his child on the evening of May 10 in the Hell Roaring Canyon area of the Mission Mountains above State Highway 35, east of Polson. Tyler Uhrich, 20, was formally charged with deliberate homicide for allegedly shooting Rozlyn Blu...
POLSON — The Armed Forces Memorial Bridge recently had United States flags and flags from each branch of the military installed thanks to the efforts of the Raven Hall Motorcycle Riding Club (MRC). The club was founded in a garage in May of 2016 with a few members, but it didn’t take lon...
Driving through Polson, I am reminded of all the times in high school when I was told how devastating the drug issue was in our town. Naturally, I used to think these drugs were the cause of the ubiquitous poverty within our community. However, I cannot help but think this causal relationship is reversed. ...
LAKE COUNTY — A months-long investigation into the Boulder 2700 arson caused fire, which started on August 31, 2021, has resulted in the Lake County Sheriff’s Office identifying a suspect. Craig Allen McCrea, 36, of Ronan, is being charged by the Lake County Attorney’s Office for three c...
POLSON — In a district courtroom filled with his family, friends and colleagues Rod Wamsley was honored for his 50 years of employment with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell presented Wamsley with a plaque, a certificate of appreciation as well as a LCSO retirement ba...
LAKE COUNTY — Elementary school students from throughout Lake County gathered at Salish Kootenai College campus for a potluck on Tuesday, May 2 to share the poetry they’d written during Missoula Writing Collaborative residencies. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and High ...
