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They’re back: local high school prep sports begin fall season They’re back: local high school prep sports begin fall season

RONAN – High school sports returned to the Mission Valley last Friday as teams practiced for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic canceled activities.   The Montana High School Association gave schools the green light to go ahead in early July for the season with golf, cross country, f...

Two women plead not guilty to armed robbery charge Two women plead not guilty to armed robbery charge

Two Lake County women, D’anja Lesley Charlo, 19, of Elmo, and Kiirstyn Nicole Fairchild, 19, of Polson, entered pleas of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 12 to charges stemming from an armed robbery at a Ronan residence on July 27. According to court records, a man reported to law enfo...

Lake County Sheriff’s Office shares two reports: one arrest made, man still missing

News from the Lake County Sheriff Office LAKE COUNTY – Dominick Buccelli, 27, who was the subject of an arrest warrant for a traffic related homicide in Yellowstone County, was arrested on Aug. 14.  Buccelli was seen by a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy in a 2018 Dodge Ram in Polson. Th...

Tobacco prevention campaign focuses on COVID-19 Tobacco prevention campaign focuses on COVID-19

LAKE COUNTY – Eye-catching banners featuring warnings about the dangers of tobacco use can now be found in each of the county’s school districts. The campaign reflects the strange times we’re in by highlighting the connection between COVID-19 and tobacco use. The messages can be seen from a...

Lake County schools roll out back-to-school plans

LAKE COUNTY – With just a tad under two weeks of summer vacation remaining, school districts within Lake County released their COVID-19 pandemic reopening plans for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year.  For the Arlee School District, school begins on Monday, Aug. 24. Arlee’s back-to-school...

Search for missing man continues Search for missing man continues

News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the report of a shooting in the alley behind a bar in Pablo on Aug. 4 at about 9:45 p.m. It was reported that a disturbance had taken place.  A resident, from a house adjacent to t...

COVID-19 testing helps trace, contain the virus

LAKE COUNTY – As Montana’s number of COVID-19 cases declines from early-July highs, questions about how and when to be tested for the virus remain. Lake County Public Health nurse Leigh Estvold shed light on some common concerns about testing. People who have symptoms, like cough, fever or sho...

Briefs for Aug. 12, 2020

Cooney to speak on his economic plan for Montana News from the office of Lt. Governor Mike Cooney Lt. Governor Mike Cooney and his running mate, Casey Shreiner will be guests of the Lake County Democrats for a Zoom event to be broadcast on Monday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m. Lt.  Governor Cooney ...

Lake County marriages, divorces for July

Marriages Denise Gail Thompson and Donald Cederlund Michaela Marie Krahn and Tevita Seth Vukialau Gina L. Brum and Wade P. Culp  James Ryan Ives and Heidi Marie Heidi Woxland Michael James Pierre Sr. and Sarah Marie James Debra Lou McClain and Scott Patrick Bailey Ty Howard Buchan...

Local schools still pondering fall openings, new superintendents welcomed Local schools still pondering fall openings, new superintendents welcomed

LAKE COUNTY – As the academic school year creeps closer for students who are tentatively scheduled to return to area classrooms in late August, school district administrators throughout the county have been busily crafting reopening plans and preparing classrooms for a safe return. While a few schoo...


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