CHARLO - Upland bird and waterfowl hunters now have an additional 200 acres for hunting near Charlo. The Ringneck Ranch edition, formerly a privately-owned hunting club, was sold to the state for $450,000 and has become part of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife management areas in …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
The Polson Pirates varsity football team came out revved up, and accelerated from zero to 14 points in less than five minutes of play. When the final seconds ticked off the clock, the senior-heavy Polson team had shut out the visiting Browning Running Indians, 33-0.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
At 5,670 feet above sea level, it's 70 degrees at midday. But the summer heat down in the Mission Valley and west side of the Flathead Reservation is quickly drying out grasses, tempting a bolt of lightning or the under belly of an idling vehicle to rapidly turn the prairie …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
ST. IGNATIUS - It's summer, and the highway is full of people - and animals - on the move. For local wildlife, it's never a good day for a drive in the country. Western painted turtles, skunks, black bear, deer, elk and moose often fall victim to vehicles because wild …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
ARLEE - A violent, windy thunderstorm struck the Mission Valley Friday evening, felling trees and tangling branches amongst dangling electrical lines.Despite the intense bolts, fire crews were able to contain several small fires and remove fallen trees from downed power lines.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
RONAN - The University of Montana's ladies golf team swept the top spots in the women's amateur division as Mission Mountain County Club hosted their first Women's State and Senior Amateur Golf Championship last week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A Helitack crew contracted through the Division of Fire for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes responded Monday morning to a lightning-caused wildland fire high in the Mission Mountains south of North Crow Canyon. The North Crow fire burned only one-tenth of an acre as a crew of five firefighters …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Escaping the intense heat under umbrellas and distant shade trees, fans were treated to a slugfest Saturday as they watched their Mission Valley Mariners secure a conference-clinching 13-10 win over Libby at O'Maley Field.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
MOIESE - Released last week, the draft Annual Funding Agreement for the National Bison Range Complex, between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation and the Fish and Wildlife Service, raised questions regarding the budget associated with the agreement, what will happen to current employees of the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Streaking through a winning season, the Mission Valley Mariners improved their record to 38-21 last weekend by clinching four games and losing only one to end up in third place in the round-robin tournament in Kalispell.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
RONAN - A longtime dream to expand the Lake County Fair in Ronan is just a hog's breath away as officials from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, City of Ronan and Lake County eagerly await the close of escrow on a 62-acre parcel.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
POLSON - Pouring rain doused the grand finale at the Mission Valley Mariners' Firecracker Tournament by canceling Sunday's championship game after the first inning. Leading 3-1 against the Libby Loggers, the Mariners were pronounced the champions with the Loggers finishing second followed by Cranbrook, B.C., Kalispell, and Salmon, Idaho.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
