Monday, December 15, 2025

ARTICLES BY LAKE COUNTY LEADER STAFF

Montana dominates North Dakota in Badlands Bowl

MILES CITY — Montana has ruled the annual Knights of Columbus Badlands Bowl against North Dakota of late, having won five of the past six matchups entering this year’s game.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Polson registration for Little Guy Wrestling Tuesday

The registration meeting for Polson’s Little Guy Wrestling program will be held at Polson High School auditorium at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Polson Auditorium. The program is open to wrestlers from age 6-years-old through 8th grade.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Library to host Gary Cooper program

North Lake County Public Library in Polson will host the Montana Conversations program “Gary Cooper: First, Last and Always” presented by Neal Lewing Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the library meeting room. The presentation is free and open to the public.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

City looking to fill board vacancies

The City of Polson is looking for citizens who are interested in serving on steering boards that are used to provide information and guidance to lawmakers.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Officials seek information on moose poaching near Bigfork

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Deadly home invasion rattles Dixon

DIXON - A Thursday night home invasion has left one person dead and another in critical condition near Dixon.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Bullying prompts note to middle school parents

POLSON — Last Wednesday, outbursts of violence flared up in the halls of Polson Middle School, as a “limited number of students had declared the day to be ‘slap a seventh grader’ day,” according to a letter sent to parents in the wake of numerous reports of bullying and assault.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Lake County election results

POLSON - With 100% of Lake County precincts reporting, here are the election results for local races. Results are technically unofficial pending the official canvass of the vote.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Candidate maintains innocence

Responding to allegations against him filed in court, on Friday embattled Justice of the Peace candidate Edwin R. Jonas III defiantly stated that he does not owe $700,000 to his ex-wife in unpaid child support, and upholds that in actuality, he was awarded custody of his children in 1991.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Arlee man accused of writing 83 bad checks

POLSON — An Arlee man pleaded innocent to the felony charge of issuing a bad check as part of a common scheme, Thursday in Lake County District Court.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Sandpiper awards five scholarships

POLSON — The Sandpiper Art Gallery is pleased to announce the award of $3,000 in scholarships to five deserving Lake County art students who will be continuing their artistic education next year: Breanna Bilile, Katherine Dagnall, Andrea Gibson, Kayla Johnson and Barbara Kenmille.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Polson grad earns memorial scholarship

POLSON — Sean Foot, a University of Montana senior from Polson, has been awarded an $8,000 J.E. Corette Memorial Scholarship from UM’s School of Business Administration.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

South Valley Creek Road closed

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Roads Program and Frontier West LLC announces the temporary closure of South Valley Creek Road at the bridge crossing the Jocko River beginning Monday, July 16. The South Valley Creek bridge replacement is a joint project of the Confederated Salish and …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pablo student receives UM scholarships

PABLO — Sierra Lena Snow Webster, from Pablo, has been awarded a scholarship at The University of Montana. Webster received a $1,000 George Pease Scholarship.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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