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Pandemic causes plumbing problems

LAKE COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic has left some grocery-store shelves low on toilet paper, so paper towels are being utilized. For cleaning often-touched surfaces, disinfectant wipes are being used regularly. The change has resulted in a spike of these materials being deposited in  public sewer ...

Lake County Health Task Force thanks community

News from the Lake County COVID-19 Health Task Force  LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Covid-19 Health Task Force is composed of eight local healthcare entities, including: KRMC Polson Health; Saint Joseph Medical Center; St. Luke’s Community Healthcare; CSKT Tribal Health; Polson Health a...

CSKT’s Big Arm position affirmed in federal court

 News from CSKT  PABLO – Last year, over the objections of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Lake County granted an access to a developer who proposed an RV park next to the village of Big Arm.  The tribes objected because Lake County neither owned the property underly...

Williams pleads not guilty to theft, other charges Williams pleads not guilty to theft, other charges

Seth Houston Dean Williams, 29, of Polson entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 15 to misdemeanor charges of driving with a license that is suspended or revoked, fleeing from or eluding a peace officer, operating with expired registration and a felony count for theft. The charg...

Sherman pleads not guilty to theft Sherman pleads not guilty to theft

A Ronan man entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 15 to felony theft. Adam Ethan Sherman, 19, is accused of stealing a 1979 Chevy pickup in Polson. According to court records, on March 23, a Polson resident reported his half-ton Chevy Silverado truck missing. Polson police loca...

Salois charged in strangulation case Salois charged in strangulation case

Senlin Shy Blue Salois, 28, entered pleas of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 16 to felony charges of assault with a weapon and strangulation of a partner or family member.  According to court records, on April 6, staff at St. Luke Community Healthcare hospital in Ronan reported to Con...

Lake County Conservation District helps Boys and Girls Club build garden Lake County Conservation District helps Boys and Girls Club build garden

News from the Lake County Conservation District LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Conservation District helped the Boys and Girls Club get their community garden ready for the planting season.  Sarah Klaus, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member, and Zach Lenning, Natural Resource Conservations at the con...

Man charged with selling diamond watch Man charged with selling diamond watch

A Lake County man is facing three separate criminal cases involving a break-in at a warehouse in Pablo and two more incidents involving theft.  Eric Templeton, 33, entered a plea of not guilty to felony theft and one count of felony burglary at District Court in Polson on April 16. In the theft ca...

Ending stay-at-home efforts too soon could cause surge

News from the CSKT/Lake County Unified Command Center   FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Your efforts to combat COVID-19 are working. Across Montana, numbers are decreasing. However, as spring brings warmer weather, people are tempted to decrease their efforts for social distancing and sheltering in...

Mission Valley neighbors band together during COVID-19 pandemic Mission Valley neighbors band together during COVID-19 pandemic

LAKE COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving many people in need of basic supplies. Just getting to the store is a challenge for some, so a group of volunteers stepped up to help through a program called Helping Hands. “It is a scary time for a lot of us. There’s a lot of uncertainty a...


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