Editor
KRISTI NIEMEYER
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Kristi Niemeyer is editor of the Lake County Leader. She learned her newspaper licks at the Mission Valley News and honed them at the helm of the Ronan Pioneer and, eventually, as co-editor of the Leader until 1993. She later launched and published Lively Times, a statewide arts and entertainment monthly (she still publishes the digital version), and produced and edited State of the Arts for the Montana Arts Council and Heart to Heart for St. Luke Community Healthcare. Reach her at [email protected] or 406-883-4343.
ARTICLES BY KRISTI NIEMEYER
Polls open Tuesday for Election Day
At the new Lake County Election Office, located in the Dave Stipe Annex, 500 First St. E. in Polson, business has been brisk heading up to Tuesday’s primary election.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 DAY, 23 HOURS AGO
Flathead Lake already within a foot of full pool
Looking for a breathtaking view? Head down the stone steps to the overlook above Séliš Ksanka Ql̓ispé Dam southwest of Polson. But be prepared for a breath-stealing walk back up.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 23 HOURS AGO
Flathead Lake already within a foot of full pool
Looking for a breathtaking view? Head down the stone steps to the overlook above Séliš Ksanka Ql̓ispé Dam southwest of Polson. But be prepared for a breath-stealing walk back up.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 23 HOURS AGO
Flathead Lake already within a foot of full pool
Looking for a breathtaking view? Head down the stone steps to the overlook above Séliš Ksanka Ql̓ispé Dam southwest of Polson. But be prepared for a breath-stealing walk back up.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO
Flathead Lake already within a foot of full pool
Looking for a breathtaking view? Head down the stone steps to the overlook above Séliš Ksanka Ql̓ispé Dam southwest of Polson. But be prepared for a breath-stealing walk back up.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
Community clinic makes acupuncture more accessible
Sonja Hargrove says there’s a phrase that’s common among teachers and students at the Oregon College of Community Acupuncture. They often describe the ancient medical practice as “the last stop on the try-anything train, because people will often come in when nobody else has anything to offer them.”
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Flathead Lake already within a foot of full pool
Looking for a breathtaking view? Head down the stone steps to the overlook above Séliš Ksanka Ql̓ispé Dam southwest of Polson. But be prepared for a breath-stealing walk back up.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Local Memorial Day events honor fallen veterans
While many Americans perceive Memorial Day as a welcome three-day weekend, for veterans it’s a day rife with meaning and memories.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Commissioner pens book on epic basketball team
Aside from his day job as Lake County Commissioner, Gale Decker is an unabashed sports fan – especially when it comes to his alma mater, Ronan High School.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Pearlapalooza celebrates transformation of historic Ronan theater
“It’s always been a pearl,” Howard Pickerill said last week of the newly named Pearl Theater in Ronan. Built in 1917 as a freestanding building on Main Street, it was owned and operated by namesake Pearl Resner beginning in 1920. The theater has been lovingly brought back to life over …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 1 DAY AGO
Fire levy receives resounding support in school/special district election
The results are in for the May 5 mail-in election for Special Purpose Districts and School Districts.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Absentee ballots mail Friday for June primary
The Lake County Election Office is mailing absentee ballots for the June primary election to 13,650 voters Friday. That compares to 12,300 ballots mailed in 2024.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 1 DAY AGO
Tourism grant gives proposed Polson ice arena $1.25 million boost
A $1.25 million tourism grant from the Montana Department of Commerce slides the Mission Valley Ice Arena significantly closer to reality.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Four seek three seats on Charlo School Board
Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Charlo School Board – incumbents Nathan Bauer and Daniel Cahoon, and Tina Firestone and Tra Ludeman. Lake County Election Administrator Toni Kramer advised voters in the district on Monday that an error on the ballots, mailed last week, tells voters to …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
