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
Two races for Ronan School Board attract six candidates
Voters in the Ronan School District will receive different mail-in ballots, depending on their address. Those who live in Ronan proper and along Hwy. 93, identified as District 30/1, will choose between two candidates, while those in District 30/2, which encompasses the surrounding rural areas and Pablo, will elect two …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Fill restriction imposed at Mission Dam Reservoir
The water level at Mission Dam Reservoir will be restricted this season due to deficiencies in the dam’s spillway, according to a recent press release.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Tourism grant gives 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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Easter Bunny makes the rounds Saturday
The Easter Bunny is hopping through the Mission Valley Saturday, dispersing eggs and other goodies.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Leader moves to new office across Polson bridge
After 10 years at its former location on First St. E., the Lake County Leader has moved across the bridge to 840 Shoreline Drive, Suite B.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Scholarship helps mother of two reach for college degree
For Taurie Matt, higher education offers a path to building a better life for her family. A recent scholarship from the Gianforte Family Foundation is helping her stay in school without drawing down her family’s resources.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Jig Jam: Cherry Valley students learn about music from The McDades
The McDades, a Canadian quintet that claimed the 2007 JUNO Award for Best Roots/Traditional Album, weren’t at all daunted by their audience of Cherry Valley students last Thursday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO
Former Polson man files complaint against library alleging ADA violation
Former Polson resident Michael Ross has lodged a civil complaint in U.S. District Court in Missoula, accusing the North Lake County Library and its director, Abbi Dooley, of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 WEEKS, 1 DAY AGO
Former Polson man files complaint against library alleging ADA violation
Former Polson resident Michael Ross has lodged a civil complaint in U.S. District Court in Missoula, accusing the North Lake County Library and its director, Abbi Dooley, of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Winter's weekend outburst provokes slide-ins and power outages
With more than a foot of heavy, wet snow falling in some parts of the Mission Valley last weekend, road crews and first responders worked around the clock.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH AGO
Primary races shape up from federal to local level
With a rather fiery flourish, the candidate filing deadline closed last Wednesday, March 4, leaving vacancies for the seats currently held by U.S. Sen. Steve Dainess and Rep. Ryan Zinke in its wake.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO
Community "Superheroes" honored at Polson chamber banquet
A gang of superheroes and their fans crowded into the Elks Lodge in Polson last Saturday for the annual Polson Chamber Community Awards Banquet.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO
Duct Tape Caper: Attendance incentive sticks Polson principal to the wall
Kids at Linderman Elementary in Polson were able to stick it to principal Kristin Wilson last Friday. Or, rather, stick her to it in a duct-tape attendance challenge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO
Duct Tape Caper: Attendance incentive sticks principal to the wall
Kids at Linderman Elementary in Polson were able to stick it to principal Kristin Wilson last Friday. Or, rather, stick her to it in a duct-tape attendance challenge.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 2 WEEKS AGO
