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Articles with the Tag: Lake County

MDT proposes resurfacing project for U.S. Highway 93

News from the Montana Department of Transportation ARLEE - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 5.8 miles of U.S. Highway 93 near Arlee in Missoula and Lake counties. The project begins about 0.3 miles south of ...

Enter fair competition, still time

RONAN — Who’s the best? Share your artistic talents and gardening expertise with the Mission Valley. There’s still time to enter the Open Class Divisions at the 2017 Lake County Fair.  Deadline for entry is 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 20. You need to be a resident of Lake County. Open cla...

Polson Mud Run a sloppy success Polson Mud Run a sloppy success

POLSON – Competitors covered in muck and mire ran, crawled, climbed and splashed their way around a specially created mud obstacle course last Saturday during the fourth annual Polson Mud Run. A little more than 100 adventurous souls battled the muddy terrain raising cash to help support the after s...

County has new elections administrator County has new elections  administrator

POLSON – Katie Harding has big shoes to fill, but she’s ready to step into them. Harding recently replaced Lake County’s longtime elections administrator Kathie Newgard, whose last day was June 30. Harding came on board as an assistant elections official in December. Newgard was em...

Ronan fire crew thankful it wasn’t worse Ronan fire crew thankful it wasn’t worse

RONAN – A disaster was averted on a hot Friday afternoon when a fire broke out in the alleyway between Image Quest and the movie theater.  “It could have been a lot worse, but thankfully it was just a small fire,” said Ronan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Clary. Jim Myers w...

Public meetings planned for Lake County growth policy

News from Land Solutions LLC Lake County’s plans for community growth and development are up for discussion. The 2003 Lake County Growth Policy, the county’s main guidance document for land use and community development efforts, is due for revisions and the Lake County Commissioners are aski...

Marsy’s Card,’ lethality screening designed to help victims

POLSON – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies are implementing a new procedure to better comply with  a new victim’s rights law, although the law was put on hold on Friday. Marsy’s Law is a citizens’ initiative that was overwhelmingly ...

Marsy’s Card,’ lethality screening designed to help victims

POLSON – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies are implementing a new procedure to better comply with  a new victim’s rights law, although the law was put on hold on Friday. Marsy’s Law is a citizens’ initiative that was overwhelmingly ...

Hunter, bowhunter education instructors honored

Region One Hunter and Bowhunter Education Instructors received service awards from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks at a special statewide workshop held June 23-25 at the fairgrounds in Helena. In total, more than 300 people from across Montana attended the workshop. For Region One, a total of 54 Instru...

Few options exist for parents battling a child’s meth addiction Few options exist for parents battling a child’s meth addiction

By Callahan Peel UM School of Journalism Celes Castrol remembers that day in eighth grade when she and her friends discovered the meth pipes in one girl’s parents’ room.  Castrol and her friends decided to test them out, and from that point on, Castrol was hooked. She used on and of...


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