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Briefs for March 1, 2017

Thrift shop collecting food POLSON – The Nifty Thrifty, located at 712 1st St. E, is collecting non-perishable food items for the local food bank. The thrift shop is part of the Mission Mountain Enterprises, Inc, a nonprofit corporation. People can purchase a blouse or shirt from the thrift shop f...

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POLSON — Some days you’re the top dog, some days you’re the hydrant. The veterans’ representative will be here on Friday, March 3, from 10 a.m.-noon. Toenail trimming day is Wednesday, March 8. Cris Alter’s injured elbow must be better; she was the “top dog” at...

Bolen trial postponed pending treatment Bolen trial postponed pending treatment

POLSON — A former St. Ignatius man now living in Wyoming was given credit for 315 days served last week as part of a three-year suspended sentence for marijuana possession. Judge James A. Manley gave Solomon Preston Bolen credit for 225 days in the Lake County Jail and 90 days at a counseling center...

Superheroes rescue free books Superheroes rescue free books

POLSON — Some superheroes converged on Linderman Elementary School last week. The first-ever Super Family Literacy Night involved students dressing up as their favorite fictional character on Thursday, Feb. 16. Among the evening’s events were bingo for books, a book exchange, free book giveawa...

Seese gets 40 years for killing nephew Seese gets 40 years for killing nephew

POLSON — Stephen Seese, 23, was sentenced to 40 years in the Montana State Prison with no time suspended last week for his role in the death of his 18-year-old nephew, Richard Warner, in Arlee last February. Seese and his wife, Kassandra Seese, were both convicted of accountability to negligent homi...

Heroin use on the rise locally, officials advise caution about its deadliness

POLSON — The use of black tar heroin is on the rise in Lake County, local officials say. Lake County Undersheriff Ben Woods says heroin is slowly replacing heavy-duty prescription narcotics that used to be easier to obtain. Some of these opiate-based prescription painkillers, such as Oxycontin, L...

Briefs for Feb. 22, 2017

Bansak to address Polson Chamber POLSON — For more than 100 years, researchers at the Flathead Lake Biological Station have studied and taught classes concerning the biological, chemical and physical features of Flathead Lake. Today, their studies include the threat to our lake from aquatic invasi...

CASA, Kiwanis team up to help children CASA, Kiwanis team up to help children

POLSON — It was “buffalo burger time,” but that’s not all. CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties held continuing education training for 12 court appointed special advocates on Feb. 13 in conjunction with the Kiwanis’ 21st annual Buffalo Feed. The Kiwanis recently donated two c...

Polson Police’s Facebook hoax goes viral

POLSON — No one should accuse Polson Police of not having a sense of humor. The department posted a hoax on Facebook Feb. 11 warning about methamphetamine laced with the Zika virus. The post, which was addressed to methamphetamine users, advised that meth from Montana, Washington or Idaho could b...

Weltz gets three-year contract; retirement incentive offered to veteran teachers

POLSON — The Polson School Board unanimously approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent Rex Weltz last week. The board, which last month removed the “interim” tag from Weltz’s title, approved a $118,000 per year contract that includes a cost-of-living adjustment in subse...


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