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Pilot glides down safely Pilot glides down safely

POLSON — A family of three survived a plane crash about a half a mile up Rocky Point Road north of Polson. The pilot of the 1946 Taylorcraft said he was flying at a high altitude sightseeing when the plane experienced engine failure, according to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell.  The pilot said...

Lake County road levy passes Lake County road levy passes

POLSON — Unofficial results from the Lake County Election Office indicate the Lake County Road Levy passed with 2,561 voters mailing in ballots in favor of the two-year levy and 1,592 voters casting their ballots against the levy.  About 35 percent of eligible voters returned ballots; the elect...

Bigfork man pleads guilty in bus crash Bigfork man pleads guilty in bus crash

POLSON – A man who crashed into a Polson school bus on May 11 while drunk may face some jail time and fines. Daniel George Fellows, 19, of Bigfork, pleaded guilty before Judge James Manley to two felony counts of criminal endangerment and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcoh...

Human-bear conflict on the rise, resources available Human-bear conflict on the rise, resources available

LAKE COUNTY — Summer time means a spike in human-bear conflict, but authorities say there are things people can do to help prevent instances like three in early June where bears had to be euthanized.  According to Polson Police Chief Wade Nash an officer shot and killed a black bear on June 5 o...

Splash into summer Splash into summer

Polson Lakers (14U)  infielders kick up a cloud of dust as they scramble to tag an  opponent runner at second base during Splash tourney play Sunday  morning. The three-day ASA  softball tournament drew 31 teams with 500 players and their families from all over Western Montana...

New PYSA soccer complex nears goal New PYSA soccer complex nears goal

POLSON — It’s been six weeks since the Polson Youth Soccer Association broke ground on its new soccer complex, and PYSA fundraising chair Sarah Smith is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel after the project got underway more than five years ago.  The four regulation-size fi...

Dollars for Scholars awards $53,500

News from Polson Dollars for Scholars POLSON — This year Polson Dollars for Scholars awarded 38 scholarships totaling $53,500 to Polson High School seniors and former Polson High School graduates who are currently attending an accredited two year, four year, community college, university or vocation...

Laimbeer named to Dean’s List at Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — Ian Laimbeer, a resident of Polson, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for Spring semester 2015. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit e...

Job shadowing topic of meeting

POLSON — At the Polson School Board’s June 8 meeting, Landon Godfrey and Shelley Quinn, who are employed at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center, joined Tammy Kelly and Polson High School Principal Rex Weltz in a discussion about the hospital’s partnership with the high school to pr...

Polson

  POLSON — It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t been anywhere. Does Minnesota count, because that’s where I am, swatting mosquitos? But, like MacArthur, I shall return. It’s great seeing all the family again. My granddaughter Mallory graduated from high school w...


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