Articles with the Tag: Lake County
Lake County Election Administrator Katie Harding was misquoted in the April 8 issue of the Valley Journal. Discussing the upcoming June 2 Federal Primary Election, Harding said, “The county will be sending all active registered Lake County voters a vote-by-mail ballot with a postage-paid return envelop...
LAKE COUNTY – High school graduation ceremonies across the state might be a little different this year as officials consider how hundreds of graduates will turn the tassel while maintaining social distancing. The Office of Public Instruction, Board of Public Education and Montana Public Education Ce...
LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Sheriff Don Bell is adjusting procedures in an effort to protect citizens and law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputies are putting in extra time on patrol and attempting to limit in-person contact. “Our deputies continue to respond to and make arre...
News from Lake County Unified Command Center LAKE COUNTY – If you are returning from any travel outside of the state, there is a state directive that requires a self-quarantine for 14 days. In the Mission Valley, many people return from snow birding after living elsewhere for the wi...
POLSON – Lake County voters will vote by mail instead of at the polls in the upcoming June 2 primary election in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the county. The Lake County commissioners unanimously approved the election change during a public meeting streamed live through the Lake...
News from Lake County Solid Waste LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Solid Waste facilities will continue to operate under normal days and hours, until further notice. The Lake County Transfer Station is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The landfill on Kerr Dam Road is open fro...
For killing his passenger in a drunk-driving crash, a Ronan man has accepted a plea agreement that could result in a 15-year sentence to the Montana Department of Corrections with half of that time suspended. Brayden A’twen Cutfinger, 21, pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on April 2 to the ...
Unified Command Center LAKE COUNTY – Critical items are needed to protect food preparers in the Mission Valley, and donations are needed. This is a request for masks, rubber gloves, large coolers, meal-size brown-paper bags, hot-food containers with sealing lids, and hand sanitizer,...
AARP cancels ‘Safe Driving’ classes LAKE COUNTY — As you might have guessed, due to the Coronavirus, all AARP Smart Driver classes are cancelled through the month of May. It is expected classes will resume in June, but this cancellation may be extended. Limited access to ...
LAKE COUNTY – The first cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in the area, so those displaying symptoms are rushing to local healthcare providers to get tested; however, due to a limited number of testing supplies at the state level, not everyone with a cough or fever is being tested for t...
