Schools close in West Glacier, Polson
The Associated Press and The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years AGO
Heavy snow that fell in Western Montana led to the closure of several schools on Tuesday.
In Lake County, classes were canceled in Polson and Charlo and at Salish and Kootenai College in Pablo. Ronan schools are open, but two bus routes were canceled and others were running late.
A foot of snow fell overnight in some parts of Lake County.
Schools in West Glacier and St. Regis also are also closed due to the weather while Frenchtown schools were closed Tuesday so a boiler could be repaired.
West Glacier School was closed because of water problems, according to the Flathead County Superintendent of Schools website
“We are having water issues,” the school posted on its Facebook page.
All other Flathead County schools were open Tuesday.
Snow depths varied across the area.
U.S. 93 between Somers and Polson received 12 inches of snow, Montana 83 received 14 inches and Montana 206 got 10 inches overnight, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.
The National Weather Service reported 8 inches of snow at Bigfork, 7.5 inches at Marion, 6.3 inches at Columbia Falls and 5.8 inches in Kalispell.
Online:
http://flathead.mt.gov/schools/closures.php
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