Articles with the Tag: Lake County
Amid all the controversy surrounding Senator Steve Daine’s “Montana Water Right Protection Act,” two facts have become abundantly clear: there will be no disclosure to taxpayers and the public as to how the $1.9-billion-dollar figure attached to the act was arrived at nor, once the money is...
News from Lake County Public Health LAKE COUNTY – It is with deep sadness that we announce, on Thursday, July 23, the first death of a Lake County resident from complications due to COVID-19. The man, in his 70s, died in a Flathead County hospital. To protect the privacy of the individual...
FLATHEAD RIVER – Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies and search and rescue crews were called to the Buffalo Cliffs on July 18 after it was reported that a man went under the water. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said that Dayton Conrad, 21, was swimming with a friend before the accident. Conra...
News from the Lake County Election Office LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Election Office has received an abundance of calls regarding the status of the Nov. 3 General Election. Currently, Lake County is still planning to hold a poll election with in-person voting. Safety precautions will b...
News from Area VI Agency on Aging LAKE COUNTY – Scammers are playing the same old song, new verse. They are still trying any way they can to get your personal information. The latest versions revolve around COVID-19. Callers may claim they need your Medicare number or Social Securit...
LAKE COUNTY – After Governor Steve Bullock issued a mask directive in Montana, people started calling 911 to report noncompliance in the county. “Our 911 Dispatch Center has been overloaded with calls from the public regarding citizens and businesses that they feel are not complying with...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Local officials discussed the COVID-19 virus on the Flathead Reservation during a July 13 Zoom call that included the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ tribal council, a variety of public health employees, Lake County commissioners and the county attorney, along with...
Barron to discuss current affairs in Lake County POLSON — The Pachyderm Club would like to invite the public to hear Commissioner Bill Barron give a presentation on the current affairs of Lake County on July 24 from noon-1 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Rural Polson Fire station off Regat...
POLSON – On the Fourth of July, a group following social distancing guidelines gathered on the bridge to support universal human rights. About 30 people held up signs on the bridge while a Trump Boat Parade floated around Flathead Lake. The Lake County Republican Women organized the boat parad...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Tribal council chairwoman Shelly Fyant said on July 6 the tribe fully intended to end its shelter-in-place order on July 13, but then, a number of cases of COVID-19 started ramping up. On Monday morning the council was informed of three cases in the county. After lunch, ...
