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Articles with the Tag: Lake County

Fuel your body with healthy food

LAKE COUNTY – What we eat has serious implications for how we feel and how our bodies work.  Community health dietician Kati Burton works for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes where she helps clients find the diets that fulfill their nutritional needs. She has some tips for where to s...

Criminal justice facilities levy fails

LAKE COUNTY — According to Katie Harding, Lake County election administrator, nearly 45 percent of Lake County voters participated in the special countywide election of the Lake County Criminal Justice-Facilities and Operation Levy. On Jan. 28 election final results were canvassed with 2,446 votes for ...

Conservation funds help local parks

POLSON – With the impeachment proceedings concluded, Senate lawmakers look to press forward with the business of the country.  One such piece of business currently under consideration in the Senate is legislation that would permanently authorize and completely fund the Land and Water Conservati...

Valley Views

While no one can begrudge a local government for wanting to protect the interests of their residents, it is a different scenario entirely when they are criticizing the very legislation that will protect their constituents from years of costly litigation and uncertainty. Contrary to claims made by the Lake...

Rossbach found guilty of assault on a peace officer Rossbach found guilty of assault on a peace officer

It took a Lake County jury less than an hour to find a St. Ignatius man guilty of felony assault on a peace officer.  The trial for William G. Rossbach, 43, began the morning of Feb. 5. Closing arguments were heard the following day and by 11:30 a.m. the guilty verdict was reached. It was the seco...

Lake County fighting for existence

I am respectfully writing this letter in response to Chairwoman Fyant’s message in the Char-Koosta News article January 29, 2020. There have been few Lake County Commissioners that have more respect for or been more supportive of the CSKT people than I. The disagreements over our varying interpretat...

Fact-based knowledge helps

Editor, I have been following letters and articles regarding the water compact. Much of the divisiveness on this issue appears to be based on lack of knowledge. Someone famous (I cannot remember who) said something like, “Knowledge is the cure for ignorance.” I am not so concerned if people ar...

Help with tax savings for seniors available

News from Area VI Agency on Aging LAKE COUNTY – The Elderly Home Owner/Renter Credit (2EC) is a cash refund from the state, which is available for both those who file income taxes and for those who are no longer required to file income tax. It is available for Montana residents age 62 and older who ...

Who’s yea and who’s nay on the CSKT Water Compact Who’s yea and who’s nay on the CSKT Water Compact

MONTANA — Standing before reporters at a press event in the Montana Capitol on Jan. 15, State Sen. Al Olszewski called a long-negotiated water compact between the state of Montana, the federal government, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes “the most divisive issue in modern Montana h...

Cancer support group meets regularly in Polson

News from Cheerful Heart POLSON – A support group for anyone affected by cancer meets regularly from noon to 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Polson. The group gathers on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the church, located at 301 16th Ave. East. The group welcomes t...


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