Articles with the Tag: Lake County
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — In February of 2021, Linde Lambson pled guilty in federal court to one count of interstate transmission of a threat to injure after he was investigated for threatening to initiate an active shooter event in Polson. Lambson served a six-mont...
A Somers woman is facing charges stemming from a short pursuit through the streets of Polson. Brooke Anna Hovland-Burrington, 39, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 18, to felony charges of driving under the influence, criminal endangerment and misdemeanor charges of fleeing or ...
HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced the scores and ranking of the first round of applications for water and sewer investments. “Montana is helping lead the nation in investing federal funds toward critical water and sewer upgrades,” Governor Gianforte said. Ranking was c...
At the Lake County Public Health office on Main Street in Polson, nurse Leigh Johnson is seeing a small but steady increase in the number of people showing up for COVID vaccines each Friday. After the big push last spring, the demand for vaccines in Lake County had slowed to a trickle. “For a ...
An Arlee woman is charged with causing a fatal head-on collision on U.S. Highway 93 after fleeing a traffic stop in Polson. Shannon Sierra Haworth, 18, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 12 to felony vehicular homicide while under the influence. According to court re...
The August 4th Valley Journal published an article related to the collection of irrigation fees by the Lake County Treasurer’s Office. For decades the treasurer has collected those fees and distributed them to the districts upon demand. The Lake County Commissioners are considering ending this service ...
LAKESIDE — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man who died in a kayaking accident. Nicholas Lockwood, 29, of Somers, was reported missing in Flathead Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 10, after his kayak flipped near West Shore Park, according to a preliminary investigation by the L...
By Karen Greene Valley Journal POLSON – A man was arrested after walking into the inner perimeter of the Boulder 2700 fire incident area and pretending to be a fire investigator. On Sunday, Aug. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a man, later identified as Donald ...
LAKE COUNTY – As Flathead Irrigation District Commissioner Janette Rosman read about the Lake County commissioners’ decision to halt irrigation repairs, she was a bit perplexed. She first discovered the changes that impact irrigation water through Facebook. She continued to find more in...
Steve Stanley, who was appointed Lake County’s third commissioner effective Aug. 1, says he’s missed the courthouse since his retirement three years ago. In fact, commissioner Bill Barron joked during his swearing in last Thursday that Stanley’s wife had called him the week after h...
