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Polson senior for Aug. 11, 2021

By the Polson Senior Center for the Valley Journal POLSON — The Polson Senior Center serves lunch Monday-Friday from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Menu:  —  Wednesday, Aug. 11: salad bar, rolls, fruit —  Thursday, Aug. 12: hash brown bake, link sausage, blue berry muffi...

Boulder fire destroys homes, forces evacuations Boulder fire destroys homes, forces evacuations

Early Monday morning, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes handed over management of the Boulder 2700 fire, burning eight miles east of Polson, to a Northern Region Type 2 management team.  CT Camel, fire information officer for CSKT, said the team is geared up to handle major incidents and ca...

Water crisis starts to settle down in Polson Water crisis starts to settle down in Polson

Polson City Manager Ed Meece sounded upbeat late Friday afternoon as the community appeared to be emerging from last week’s water crisis.  “We’ve recovered a lot of water to the system and a couple of tanks are within four feet of being full,” he said. If that trend continued ...

Polson water emergency lifted, restrictions remain Polson water emergency lifted,  restrictions  remain

News from the City of Polson  POLSON — The City of Polson has lifted the water emergency and returned to water restrictions that include odd/even street address watering of residential and commercial lawns – to a maximum of two tenths of an inch or one total hour, sunset to sunrise.&nbs...

Flathead Cherry Festival adds new events, helps people displaced by fire Flathead Cherry Festival adds new events, helps people displaced by fire

POLSON — The two-day Flathead Cherry Festival returned to the downtown streets of Polson this past weekend but the event changed a bit by Sunday. Working together as a community quickly became the theme of the festival among both vendors and festival-goers as fire crews battled the Boulder Fire loca...

Judge demands professionalism in courtroom

A Polson man is facing what prosecutors say could be his fifth driving while under the influence conviction. Richard Sherm, 57, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 28 to felony DUI and misdemeanor counts of failure to use a seat belt, disorderly conduct, driving with a revoked or...

Man awaits sentencing on string of charges Man awaits sentencing on string of charges

District Judge James Manley has rejected a plea agreement that would have resulted in a Polson man being committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended on a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary. Kyro Antonio Swimmer, 22, entered a plea of guilty at ...

Walmart accuses employee of theft Walmart accuses employee of theft

A Lake County man is accused of abusing his position as a store clerk to steal from his employer. Aloysius Dennis Blackcrow, 50, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 29 to felony counts of theft and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, on March...

Jury trial set for December in hostage case Jury trial set for December in hostage case

A Polson man who took his girlfriend hostage during an armed standoff with police is facing a jury trial in December on charges stemming from the incident. Edward Dale Hardy, 63, entered a not guilty plea at District Court in Polson on July 29 to felony charges of kidnapping, assault with a weapon and cri...

PHS Class of 1980 shares reunion celebration PHS Class of 1980 shares reunion celebration

News from PHS Class of 1980 POLSON — The PHS Class of 1980 celebrated their “40+1 Reunion Extravaganza” at the end of  July with six days of fun and excitement for nearly 70 people. The class of 1980 graduated 125.  Classmates enjoyed bowling, jogging, hiking, boating, raf...


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