Articles with the Tag: Lake County
To accommodate an increase in demand for testing Tribal Health is offering pop-up testing near COVID "hot spots.” A mobile unit and a team of nurses is deployed to test at these locations. Most recently pop-up testing has been done in Arlee and Polson at the Linderman gym with great success. Any commun...
In the COVID era, when is a cold just a cold? That’s the question I asked myself last Thursday, when I woke up with a stuffy nose, scratchy throat, achy body and an urge to stay in bed all day. I had been to a concert with more than 3,000 people a few nights before, which included riding a crowded bus ...
The state’s healthcare providers are reeling from a surge in COVID-19 not seen since last fall, leading Governor Greg Gianforte to dispatch the National Guard to 11 Montana hospitals in the past two weeks, including those in Missoula, Whitefish, Plains and Kalispell. On Sept. 22 (the last date info ...
POLSON — A Polson man has admitted to his part in strangling a woman through the rear window of a pick-up last June as well as other charges involving her. Morgan Aniba Quinones Velazquez, 48, entered a guilty plea at District Court in Polson on Sept. 22 to misdemeanor violation of a protection orde...
POLSON — A Great Falls man who led law enforcement from two counties on a high-speed chase on U.S. Highway 93 after he escaped from a Montana Department of Corrections program admitted to the charges related to the incident. Joseph Patrick Thomas Brown, 36, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on...
POLSON — A Great Falls man, with a lengthy criminal record, was committed at District Court in Polson on Sept. 22 by Judge James Manley to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections with none of that time suspended for failing to register as a violent offender. Dominic Ant...
News from Pheasants Forever – Mission Valley Chapter LAKE COUNTY — After giving it much thought and consideration, the Pheasants Forever Banquet planned for earlier this month, was cancelled. Increased COVID cases provided the most significant basis for the decision since much of current mem...
Friday marked the end of a long and intricate journey to resolve water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the state of Montana and the federal government. That voyage came to an end when Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland signed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai-Montana C...
ST. IGNATIUS — A lack of water, particularly for livestock, was discussed during last week’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Mission Jocko Irrigation District commissioners. “It’s a big deal here for some of us, I’d love to go another month,” Joint Board Chairman Ray...
POLSON — A Big Arm man is accused of threatening two people with a machete in Pablo this past July. Junior Gardipe, 33, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 15 to two counts of assault with a weapon and attempted robbery, all felonies. According to court records, on July 29...
