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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...

Commissioner says secrecy surrounds water rights act

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...

Lake County Public Health reports first COVID-19 death

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...

Body of local man recovered from river

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...

Voters to receive information about 2020 General Election process

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...

Crooks, COVID scams to be aware of

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...


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