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New COVID-19 case found in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY ­– An individual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Lake County – although the case count in the county won’t be going up. The Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Unified Command Center reported that an individual traveling from out-of-state tested positive ...

Flower Power Flower Power

LAKE COUNTY – As the Mission Valley weather becomes a little warmer, many residents are following a growing national trend created by the COVID-19 pandemic that involves getting their hands dirty and growing plants.   “It’s been crazy,” said Hannah Potter of Delaney’s La...

COVID-19 numbers remain low in Lake County COVID-19 numbers remain low in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY – The good news is that all five of the COVID-19 cases in Lake County have recovered, but it doesn’t mean that it’s time to let down your guard.  The first case in the county was reported on March 26 and the fifth was on April 6. The Governor’s Coronavirus Task For...

Area schools to close out school year with remote learning

LAKE COUNTY – Last week all school boards in the county decided to keep their campuses closed through the end of the school year.  School officials made independent decisions to continue distance learning after Governor Steve Bullock, on May 7, gave districts across Montana the option to re-ope...

Vote Reksten for HD12

Editor, I would like to thank the voters of HD12 for electing me to represent them for the last eight years. Due to term limits, I can no longer run for the Montana House of Representative and will be running for the Montana Senate.  I will be voting for Linda Reksten as my Representative for HD12...

Miller sentenced for felony strangulation

A Lake County man has been committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with two years suspended for attempting to strangle the mother of his children. District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher handed down the sentence to Matthew Tyler Miller, 31, in District Court at Polson o...

Local governments make high school graduation recommendations

News from Lake County / CSKT Unified Command Center Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Unified Command Center, a joint task force to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, sent a letter to local high school superintendents concerning graduation ceremonies.   The letter...

Mission Valley food banks meet surge in demand to help people Mission Valley food banks meet surge in demand to help people

LAKE COUNTY – Local food banks are seeing a surge in need due to the financial hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We have seen about a 20 percent increase in registrations,” said Mary Martin, operations manager of Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry. “It started as soon a...

Essential workers share pandemic response experiences Essential workers share pandemic response experiences

Healthcare workers aren't alone in the front line response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Firemen, police personnel, emergency service agencies and grocery store employees have all have felt the impact of the pandemic in their daily work. As altered routines, extra precautions and additional duties are now the ne...

Local internet providers support community during pandemic Local internet providers support community during pandemic

LAKE COUNTY – With schools and many businesses closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Mission Valley residents are turning to the internet to continue essential activities.  People are using video calls and email to keep up with their work, students are using the internet to receive i...


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