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Missoula sex trafficker sentenced to 30 years in prison Missoula sex trafficker sentenced to 30 years in prison

  BILLINGS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Terrance Tyrell Edwards was sentenced to 360 months in prison, lifetime supervised release, and a $1,000 special assessment. Edwards was also ordered to pay $3,370 in restitution to one of his victims. U.S. District Judge Susan P...

Local receives FFA Foundation scholarship

News from Montana FFA Foundation BOZEMAN — This spring Courtnee Clairmont of Ronan (Mission Valley FFA) was selected to receive a “Leave a Legacy” FFA Foundation scholarship. Forty-three students will receive a combined total of $45,500 in scholarships for college, leadership develo...

Help protect Flathead Lake from aquatic invaders Help protect Flathead Lake from aquatic invaders

LAKE COUNTY – Imagine a future where you are taking off your shoes and walking along the edge of the Flathead Lake during a warm summer day, looking out across the changing blue colors of the water, and suddenly, you feel a sharp pain in your foot.  Erik Hanson, the Confederated Salish and Koot...

Man sentenced to jail for criminal endangerment Man sentenced to jail for criminal endangerment

A Pablo man was sentenced to 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with seven years suspended on a criminal endangerment charge at District Court in Polson on Thursday.  District Judge Kim Christopher sentenced David Boyed Vanbouchaute, 32, to an additional year in the Lake County jail ...

Gianforte staff to hold office hours in Polson

BOZEMAN – Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte announced that a member of his staff will conduct mobile office hours in Polson on Tuesday, June 26, at 4 p.m. in the Lake County Courthouse, third floor conference room, 106 Fourth Ave. E.  

Glacier Lake School celebrates first graduate Glacier Lake School celebrates first graduate

ST. IGNATIUS – Wilson Hidy, 17, is the first student to graduate from Glacier Lake School, which also happens to be the first school in Montana with a student-directed learning program. “We are very excited to have our first graduate,” said Ben Kestner, the school’s co-founder. He ...

Local student qualifies to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo

DENVER – Kyle Lund, an 8th grade student at Ronan Middle School, has earned a position on the Montana state/provincial National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Huron, South Dakota, June 24-30 to compete at the 14th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) i...

Wildlife Habitat Improvement program is good for Montana

Montana’s farmers, ranchers and hunters have been partners for decades in conserving and managing our treasured wildlife. For years we’ve shared this working relationship because we’re neighbors and we understand that together, hunters and landowners can achieve positive results for both wi...

Man pleads guilty to felony criminal endangerment

Ronald Jason Beavers, 45, was initially charged with strangulation of a partner or family member. He entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Wednesday to the amended charge of felony criminal endangerment. On the evening of October 29th, 2017, the victim returned from a basketball tourname...

CASA Advocates recognized CASA Advocates recognized

POLSON — On June 7, Dick and Carol Banghart, residents of Polson, were recognized as Montana’s 2018 CASA Advocates of the Year at the recent 2018 Montana Child Abuse and Neglect Conference. They have served the CASA program in Lake County for more than 14 years. In the past year alone, they logg...


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