Articles with the Tag: Polson
POLSON – It’s not necessarily unique for Polson High School graduates to earn full-ride scholarships to the East Coast. But this year, three of them did. Emily Johnson, who has been a guidance counselor at PHS for 15 years, said it is common for the school to have one or two students hea...
POLSON – The eastern entrance of Polson High School will soon be awash in Pirate Pride colors thanks to the efforts of thirteen senior students. Purple, gold and green landscaping was completed to fill a service component of the students’ project-based Jobs for Montana Graduates II class. The ...
POLSON — I hate it when the voices in my head are silent; I never know what they are planning. But lately they’ve been saying, “Dave, its time you go back to work.” Although I’m not completely 100 percent recovered from my knee injury, I need to get back, perhaps sharing t...
POLSON — As a multi-colored bowling ball spun down the alley, snowplowing through pins, the ensuing crashing sound brought a smirk to Marcus Sands’ face. But Sands could only guess how many pins his ball had knocked down, because he is blind. Three years have passed since Type 1 Diabetes...
RONAN – This past week, athletes from Mission Mountain Enterprises celebrated those who brought home medals in their individual events and the end of the summer olympic season. Athletes from Polson, Ronan, Charlo, Mission and Arlee joined nearly 1,300 athletes from across Montana who participated in th...
The search continues for a 23-year-old Nebraska man who fell into the Flathead River below the spill way of Selis Ksanka Qlipse dam on Wednesday, May 31. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the man has been identified as Richard Mitchell of Minatare, Nebraska. Mitchell was with two other people from N...
“We must reflect on what we have and what we sometimes take for granted.” Those words spoken by chief warrant officer Pruett Helm marked the 2017 observance of Memorial Day in Polson. Helm, who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, recalled 11 of his comrades who died “horrible deaths, ...
POLSON – An 18-year-old was given a six-year deferred sentence on May 24 for causing the death of a three-year-old boy last Thanksgiving. Chasen Curley, who was originally charged with negligent homicide and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of criminal endangerment, was sentenced by Judge James A...
POLSON – An Arlee man convicted of stalking in 2014 faces a June 5 trial for another stalking charge against the same woman. Brandon Bagnell, 48, was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections with no time suspended on Nov. 6, 2014. According to a court document, Bagnell called t...
POLSON – After more than 20 years downtown, Jackie M’s Footwear is closing up shop. Owners Jackie and Mike Cripe began their closeout sale last week and will continue until their lease expires at the end of September or until everything is sold. Mike Cripe began selling shoes 5...
