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Articles with the Tag: Polson

Donation brings soccer complex closer to completion

News from Polson Youth Soccer Association Polson Youth Soccer Association (PYSA) is excited to announce that the Lower Flathead Valley Community Foundation (LFVCF) has donated $10,000 toward the completion of our beautiful new soccer facility. The LFVCF donation qualifies as part of the matching program...

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POLSON — Let me vent. We accept aluminum cans in our drop-off bin, for which we are grateful, but somebody is leaving bags full of plastic, some of which is simply trash. I could simply put it all in the trash but I’m trying to save the planet so, when time permits, I take it out to the recycling...

$105,000 raised for 3D Mammography $105,000 raised for 3D Mammography

News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON – Providence Montana Health Foundation has raised $105,000 through a fundraising campaign to provide a 3D mammography system at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center.  At a private event held on July 13, donors raised funds for the mammo...

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...

Locals share reactions to earthquake

POLSON – The 5.8 magnitude earthquake, that a seismologist said was the state’s strongest since 1964, elicited some varied reactions from Polson residents.  The 12:30 a.m. quake whose epicenter was six miles south of Lincoln was felt from Seattle to Billings on July 6, according to multip...

Wife sentenced for part in theft of $28K in coins Wife sentenced for part in theft of $28K in coins

POLSON – A district court case in which a married couple is charged with stealing more than $28,000 worth of coins and precious metals moved forward last week.  Crystal Lynn Waugh, 28, and Michael Paul Furbush, 27, were charged last October with felony theft after they allegedly stole the goods...

Alleged drug dealer cited for assault, criminal endangerment Alleged drug dealer cited for assault, criminal endangerment

POLSON –  Daniel Olin Rosa, 32, of Charlo, was scheduled to be sentenced for drug possession but didn’t show up to court and now faces bigger problems. Rosa had a plea agreement that called for a three-year commitment to the Department of Corrections. The plea would have dismissed a crimi...

Happy Birthday America Happy Birthday America

LAKE COUNTY – People celebrated America’s Independence Day in towns across the county with parades in the afternoon and fireworks into the night even though this year’s festivities landed on a Tuesday.   Polson  Patriotically dressed spectators waving American flags pac...

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POLSON — I child-proofed my house but they’re still getting in somehow. The veterans’ representative will be here on July 18, from 10 a.m.-noon. Commodities will be sorted and distributed on July 18. You may pick them up after 1 p.m. The lunch menu for the coming week: — &...

NFL players teach skills to local kids NFL players teach skills to local kids

POLSON – With the high school football season a mere month away, more than 50 middle school and high school athletes took advantage of an opportunity to improve their gridiron skills on Thursday during the first annual Uptop/Colt Anderson Skills Camp.  Throughout the two-day non-contact camp, a...


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