Monday, January 20, 2025

ARTICLES BY MICHELLE LOVATO

Ronan bar hit by fire Sunday morning

Ronan firefighters jumped out of bed at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday to respond to the call of smoke coming from the Pheasant Lounge in Ronan.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Falling tree claims life of Kalispell logger

Randy Scott Drollinger, 61, of Kalispell died Monday when a tree fell on him at a logging camp near Lake Mary Ronan.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Two Lake County deputies injured during arrest

An uncooperative woman injured two Lake County sheriff’s deputies after she attempted to ram their vehicles in Finley Point at about 5 a.m. Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pablo shooting injures woman

A shooting at a home in Pablo at about 1 p.m. Monday wounded a woman and forced the lockdown of Pablo Elementary School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

When Walmart becomes a party

When I go to Walmart, I want to party. And I like to think its employees do too.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pilot crash lands plane near St. Ignatius

A small, single-engine private plane crashed in a field near St. Mary Lake Road and Repass Trail in St. Ignatius at about 9:30 a.m. Monday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

State added as defendant in lawsuit over compact

Attorneys for the Flathead Joint Board of Control on Wednesday added a new defendant — the state of Montana — to a lawsuit over the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Students hurt when pickup smashes into school bus

Several students were injured — none seriously — when a pickup truck driving at 78 mph slammed into the back of a school bus near Polson on Monday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Ronan police case still being litigated

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Three people wounded by gunshots

Three Blue Bay residents were wounded by gunshots at their home on Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

National Weather Service issues wind and freeze warnings

The National Weather Service in Missoula issued both freeze and wind warnings for the Flathead and Mission Valleys during the next 48 hours.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Wanted man evades capture in Polson

POLSON – A CSKT officer making regular rounds found a “wanted” man near the intersection of 11th Ave. and 4th Street West, but lost after two foot chases and two attempted take-downs, said CSKT Captain Louie Fiddler.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Good samaritans make a happy ending for a potential boating disaster

FLATHEAD LAKE – Dispatchers received two Flathead Lake water emergency calls around 7 p.m. Aug. 2.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Family buys RV, watches it burn hours later

ARLEE – Good fortune turned to bad luck and a life-and-death emergency for one family who traveled to the Polson area to buy a motor home Saturday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Body found in Ronan that of missing rental car driver

RONAN – An elderly Whitefish man was found dead in a field near his rented car in Ronan Aug. 21, said Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin, but authorities do not know why.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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