ARTICLES BY BRANDON HANSEN
Charlo man pleads guilty to assault and sexual assault
POLSON — A Charlo man pleaded guilty to two separate charges of assaulting a minor and sexual assault in District Court Wednesday morning. Marvin Camel signed plea agreements for both charges.
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Pablo man arraigned on sexual assault
POLSON — A 43-year-old Pablo man was arraigned last Wednesday in Lake County District Court on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and partner family member assault. David Martinez pleaded not guilty to the charges and his omnibus hearing has been set for Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m.
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Polson boy dies in accident near Hardin
A 5-year-old Polson boy died on Saturday morning when the vehicle he was in rolled over on I-90 near Hardin, Montana Highway Patrol reports. Big Horn County coroner Terry Bullis identified the boy, who was dead on arrival at the scene, as Bradley Trogdent of Polson.
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SHOWCASING THEIR TALENTS
BILLINGS — The Mission Valley knew Ronan had one heck of a football team after they advanced to the state semi-finals in Class B last season. Last weekend, three senior football players and head coach Jim Benn only cemented that fact at the Big Sky Class B All-Star Football Game …
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Rockies batter the competition
BONNER — The Mission Valley Rockies split on Saturday before rain put an early end to Pioneer Daze. The dreadful weather couldn’t erase the fact that the Rockies are a growing power in Senior Babe Ruth and still look to be one of the top teams come state tournament time.
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THESE GUYSARE GOOD
WHITEFISH — At this rate, the rest of the conference had better hope for global warming to speed up, because weather has been the only thing capable of slowing down the red-hot Mission Valley Mariners.
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A booming rendition
While I’m a bit young to be considered a member of the baby boomer generation (although you could probably slot me somewhere between the Nintendo and Power Rangers generation), the fine people at the Port Polson Players let me sneak in and take in “Those Boomer Boys” last weekend at …
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SOCCER SWEETNESS
GREAT FALLS — If you want the ingre-dients for a soccer championship, look no further than the Polson FC U16 Boys squad that took home the gold last weekend at the Montana State Cup. They may have been drenched because of the weather at the end of the game, but …
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Making a Splash
POLSON - While the Polson Purple Rain might have lots of new faces, since many of the upperclassmen from the 2012 state championship team have graduated, the summer ASA squad still looked strong in a rain-shortened Polson Splash tournament last weekend.
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Former medical marijuana grower signs plea agreement
POLSON — A 27-year-old Polson man reached a plea agreement in Lake County District Court last Thursday, pleading guilty to charges of growing marijuana plants with the intent to distribute after officials confiscated over 50 plants from his residence in February.
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Sex offender charged for failing to register
POLSON — A level three sex offender was in Lake County District Court last Wednesday after he allegedly failed to report his new address to law enforcement. Phillip Pierre pleaded not guilty to charges of failure to give notice of a change of address by a sexual or violent offender.
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Best of the best
BUTTE — Normally, the football season ends in the fall, but for Kolten Andrews, Danny Blevins and Charlo head coach Mike Krahn, they got to play one more game.
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THE NEXT STEP
With baseball not being a sanctioned school sport in the state of Montana, talented ballplayers in the area have to overcome more obstacles to get noticed and to move on with their playing careers.
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THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM WITH ALL THE TROPHIES
With apologies to Green Bay, Polson might have a bigger claim to the name “Titletown, U.S.A.”The state of high school athletics in this town is bor-derline dynastic. In the 2011-12 school year, Polson won three state championships, something that shouldn’t be considered “routine” or “business as usual.”
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