1 dead, 5 injured in Lake County accidents
One man is dead in Arlee after he rolled his truck and became pinned underneath it, according to a Montana Highway Patrol report.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Picnic raises money for department
Annie Morigeau sat at the front of the picnic arena at Saturday’s annual Mission Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fireman’s picnic.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Spontaneous fire?
A Polson Motorcoach Resort employee casually glanced behind him at about noon Thursday and found smoke coming from the resort's burn pile. Normally, the resort would take care of little problems like the burn pile smoke with its own water truck, but the truck was being filled at the time, …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Kids in Pablo host big show for parents
Dressed like space aliens and exploding with cheesy smiles, children lined the front of a room outside the cafeteria for a space shuttle trip Thursday evening, the culmination of a three-week youth theatre camp at Salish Kootenai College.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
'It's hard to watch people you care for die'
A 2015 photo that marked the emotional fallout after rodeo enthusiast Aunika Corrigan, 16 of Polson was shot to death compelled thousands of clicks from social media users.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Rodeo teen death yields felony charge in Sanders County
Man faces charge in death of Ronan teen
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Sewer rate hike voted in
Customers will see two more bill raises
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
4-H leader 'bleeds green': Club stand out member finishes fabulous academic career
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Dutch oven cooking class held in Ronan
Age-old cooking process used to spark new interest at Ronan Harvest Festival contest
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Residents enjoy freedom of fishing on Flathead Lake
By MICHELLE LOVATO
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Polson man shows dedication to community
Michael Peterson of Polson celebrated his 20-year anniversary working for Safeway in Polson this year, an accomplishment that is something Peterson is proud to enjoy.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Reality TV star tries casting at Ronan fishing event
One by one, men, women and children wandered past Ronan Sports and Western Wear, curious to learn about the three plastic pools in their parking lot, the covered tent near U.S. 93 and a bright colorful poster advertising the first-ever Ronan Sports and Western Wear Flip, Pitch and Cast Contest.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Search and Rescue cleans up near Buffalo Bridge Recreation Area
Search and Rescue team members, volunteers and community members spent a beautiful weekend day Saturday participating in the Lake County Search and Rescue ATV Poker Run.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Beloved teacher says goodbye to Ronan High
For Ronan High School teacher and coach Al Onsager, 35 years of teaching was not enough.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Ronan bar fire destroys building
Ronan firefighters jumped out of bed at about 3:40 a.m. this morning to respond to the call of smoke coming from the Pheasant Lounge in Ronan, Mark Clary, Ronan Fire Chief said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Leader delivery held up in south county
Subcontractor rolled his delivery truck
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Commissioners consider second sewer rate hike
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Quilters from around Lake County flock to master quilter class
Just like the art she creates, Ayleen Bain, 90, of St. Ignatius, is a masterpiece.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Ronan bar fire destroys building
Ronan firefighters jumped out of bed at about 3:40 a.m. this morning to respond to the call of smoke coming from the Pheasant Lounge in Ronan, Mark Clary, Ronan Fire Chief said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
'We are here for you,' says Tribal Council Chairman Vern Finley
CSK Tribal Councilman Len Twoteeth started the proverbial ball rolling for the first-ever CSKT Tribal Health Fair held at Joe McDonald Gymnasium on the Salish Kootenai College campus on June 3.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Gianforte, Robinson visit Polson
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Man dies after remote Lake County logging accident
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Second annual rock skipping event holds special meaning
It was a special day, made more intense by the presence of Ken Avison, home and recovering from a recent double-cancer treatment, to celebrate the dawn of summer and the value of family and friends.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Polson sewer rates may rise again
Public hearing set for June 6
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Armed robbery, kidnapping, shooting, carjacking, evading duo arrested over weekend
Two men carjack, kidnap family of five in Missoula, head north.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Women 4 Wellness draws hundreds
Parking was at a premium during the 2016 Women 4 Wellness event May 19 at Joe McDonald Gymnasium on the Salish Kootenai College campus.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Jazz Band shares love for music at Linderman
The excitement of graduation was in the air at Linderman Elementary School, whose fourth-grade students got to visit Polson Middle School May 19.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Memorial parade comes to Polson
Three-year-old Paisley Williams stood at the corner of Main Street and Third Avenue May 18 gently rocking her baby doll, Emma back and forth.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Firefighters put out an electrical fire in Polson
Polson City firefighters were called to the scene of light smoke coming from the eaves of above an apartment balcony May 20.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two bears detained, released in Lake County
Officials detained two bears who wandered into Lake County during the last few days, darted, then released them both back into the wild, Stacy Courville, CSKT wildlife biologist said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Polson officials silence city's sirens
Residents and visitors to Polson will not need to be concerned about blaring air raid sirens anymore now that Clint Cottle, Polson City Fire Chief, requested that emergency dispatchers do not use them any longer.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Volunteers stitch up warmth for babies
Volunteers gathered at All in Stitches in Polson last week to share the work of transforming donated and specially-purchased fabric into receiving blankets for babies at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Fatal accident near Sommers clogs traffic
Travelers headed north on U.S. Highway 93 north of Lakeside can expect delays this morning, after emergency crews responded to a fatal accident that occurred between a logging truck and a passenger truck at 6:50 a.m.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ronan volunteers help clean up their town
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Volunteers carry Special Olympics torch through Lake County
Polson Police Department volunteers, about 20 Special Olympians and several citizens carried a torch through Polson May 13 as part of the department’s annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, a fundraiser for Montana State Summer Special Olympics.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Polson man killed crossing Highway 93 in Polson
Roger Bordeaux, 64, died at about 10 p.m. Saturday after a local woman accidentally struck him with her car earlier that evening, Wade Nash, Polson Police chief said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Polson Police officer helps save a life with quick action
Every life is precious to Quintin Fowler, a Polson Police Officer on duty around noon on Feb. 7.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Authorities look to improve Ninepipes viewing areas
Authorities want to improve the Ninepipes Wildlife Management Area with the addition of two elevated wildlife viewing stations and improved parking, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region One Information officer John Fraley said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Breast cancer survivor wants to help others enjoy their lives
Joyce Marsh is looking for some help from knitters and crocheters in Lake County willing to band together for the sake of knockers: Knitted Knockers.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Dozens take time to attend National Day of Prayer event in Polson
Polson Four Square Pastor Gregg Perkins stood behind the microphone to begin this year’s National Day of Prayer, an hour-long prayer session in front of the Lake County Courthouse May 5.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Fleming sentenced to two five-year prison terms
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Thursday morning accident near Charlo ties up road, traps people
South county emergency responders are moving toward a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 212 near Charlo for a two-vehicle accident with entrapment.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Be bear aware after dark during this season
Residents can rest easy knowing that most bear activity in Lake County takes place in shaded or water-prone areas after dark and before sunrise, said CSKT Biologist Stacy Courville.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Hundreds of musicians ring in Pablo
The soothing, sometimes exhilarating sound of 236 handbell musicians practicing for their annual concert called out to Lake County and its residents Saturday as the massive group prepared for the evening’s final concert.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trade show features lots of activity
AEight-year old Agnes Fleischauer of Arlee danged at the end of a giant bright pink elastic-style band in front of Polson High School Saturday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Second graders build skills with science
Ronan second-grade teacher Alina Graves shared a unique science experiment with her K. William Harvey students this year: Graves’ class tested out a new STEM-related science program that uses kids’ inventive thinking skills to solve a relatable real world problem.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Green Up/Clean Up helps make Polson even prettier
The cleanup command center at the North Lake County Library in Polson was popping with volunteers for six hours Friday, signing out clean-up volunteers, distributing gear and offering coffee, water and cookies to anyone who wanted them.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Bell releases his first annual report
After his first full year in office, Lake County Sheriff Don Bell can look back and say with certainty that his work as the county’s top cop made a difference.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Local dental professionals help prevent tooth decay
Hundreds of elementary children saw a dentist at school last week thanks to the efforts a charity, Salish Kootenai College and local dental professionals.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Runkel pleads guilty to lesser charge on assault case
Kyler M. Runkel, 21, of Ronan pleaded guilty to felony criminal endangerment, a reduced felony offense to his original charge of sexual assault of 13-year-old girl.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Traffic stop nets large drug bust
Lake County’s law enforcement community worked together to bring Angela Evans to court.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Energy Keepers donation buys new life for PRFD
Polson Rural Firefighters got the chance to show off their brand new battery-operated “Jaws of Life Hurst” equipment during a demonstration in Polson Tuesday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bear season begins in Lake County
Residents and visitors can do a lot to protect grizzly and black bears from extinction in Lake County while they also protect themselves.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
County Commissioners approve dispatch center change
The Lake County Commissioners voted unanimously to separate the county’s Emergency Dispatch Center from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office April 12 despite the opposition of Sheriff Don Bell.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Two people seriously injured in Pablo accident
Two people were seriously injured after driving into a signal light pole head on April 13.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
FAA grants Ronan airport $200K
Airport officials will begin a two-year study of the Ronan airport after the Federal Aviation Administration funded a grant for the work.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mountain lion released after climbing power pole
April started in a wild way.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Jareckis make aviation work and play
Chuck Jarecki got his pilot’s license in 1960 and married his life mate and co-pilot of 46 years, Penny Jarecki in 1970.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Volunteers from across the country help improve Pablo community
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Ronan High students show up to donate blood
Red Cross blood draw event draws full house
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Suicide prevention measures top priority in Lake County
Tribal Social Services takes the subject of suicide seriously, TSSD ICWA/Family Services Division Manager Lena Tewanwina said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Polson teacher wins award
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Ronan St. Patrick's Day Parade a blast
The 27th Annual Ronan St. Patrick’s Day Parade marched though downtown Ronan Thursday to a rousing crowd. Event organizers said “everyone is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day.”
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
'Mine is fastest. Scout's honor.'
Local Boy Scouts gather to run local finals for this year’s Pinewood Derby
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Linderman Jump Rope For Heart makes for active afternoon
Nearly 100 Linderman Elementary School students were thrilled to spend their after school time in the Linderman Gym on March 16 for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart. Each one carried a signed permission slip and an envelop containing donation money to school and knew that what they …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Polson PD scam, prison system walk away
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
17 employees sold alcohol to minors in last two months
Two teams of Lake County law enforcement officers tested 113 businesses in February and early March to see if anyone would sell an underage minor alcohol – 17 employees or business owners failed.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Students celebrate their art at Strum and Drum in Pablo
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Locals honored at 15th annual Firefighter's Ball
The evening began with Dick Bratton, Sandy Farrell and Don Sullivan.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Plains man helps catch alleged criminal
Authorities allege that Karsten Karl Smith of Evaro stole a 14-foot trailer from a Polson homeowner in December 2014, then waited almost a year before he attempted to sell it.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Spelling bee showcases county's brightest students
Taleah Hernandez of Polson won the 2016 Lake County Spelling Bee March 1. It is her second year as champion.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Miss Indian World visits Arlee
For some Arlee middle and high school students, skipping third period class to listen to a speaker in the gymnasium might be considered a welcome change to the usual classroom activities. For others, the hour-long talk might have provided the answers that will save their lives.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
26th Annual Ag Show a success in Ronan
Packed with vendors both inside and outside the Ronan Community Center, the 26th Annual Lake County Leader Ag Expo offered something for everyone who walked in the door.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Scores of open jobs at SKC career fair
Meghan Tyler wandered around Salish Kootenai College with eyes wide open to the endless possibilities in the room.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Sargeant to leave Polson after nine years
Karen Sargeant, Polson Parks Department Superintendent, Polson Fire Department Chief Engineer and Polson Fire Department Public Information Officer, is leaving her post.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Alleged criminal earns felony when officers approach him about misdemeanor crime
Brandon Shawn Alcayde earned himself a felony count of assault on a peace officer when a Ronan police officer attempted to detain him for alleged misdemeanor unlawful restraint this January, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s affidavit.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Firefighters raise money for stair climb event
Six Polson firefighters will travel to Seattle to participate in the 2016 Scott Firefighter Stair climb March 6, a fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Defense attorney wants off Hobbs' Supreme Court appeal
Convicted sex offender Dennis J. Hobbs, of Polson, might want the Montana Supreme Court to agree with his attorney, Lisa S. Korchinski, that she should be eliminated from representing him in court.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
A handful of small fires keep fire departments busy
Ronan firefighters were called into action late Feb. 23 after emergency dispatchers received a call that smoke was coming from a 3rd Street home.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
DUI task force donates money for new tasers
Polson police officers never know if they will face escalating violence when they arrive on the scene of an emergency call. So to carry 14-year-old taser systems whose maker is phasing the antiquated technology out of existence is a problem.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Medusahead Wildrye found in Lake County
Weed considered “noxious” in five other states
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Officers visit students for super hero day
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Lake County emergency personnel active last weekend
Lake County fire personnel spent the weekend responding to a series of fire-related calls according to Lake County Sheriff’s incident records.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Downtown businesses decorated with cozy quilts
For scores of participants and quilt admirers, walking down Main Street in Polson this February offers the chance to think about the warm and cuddly memories of life and peer into the textured stories to be told by the fiber artist whose time is memorialized in their colorful and intricate …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Lake County airports awarded $37k in funding
The St. Ignatius Airport will get $30,000 in Montana Department of Transportation air travel gas-tax funding according to Lori Ryan, Public Information Officer for the MDT Aeronautics Board.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Woods shares need for new county jail
Some suspected felons are released after booking at the Lake County Detention Center because the facility is too small to hold them, according to Lake County Undersheriff Ben Woods.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Ronan first graders share giant smiles with family at poetry book signing
It did not take long for Ronan students to become inspired this year.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Polson graduates congressional nominees for past three years
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Escapee caught in wrong place at right time
Helena Pre-Release Center escapee, Dallas Trevor Andrews was arrested for felony escape early Monday after Tribal and Montana Highway Patrol officers found him riding in a car they stopped.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Online registry tracks sexual, violent offenders
Lake County residents can inform themselves about known sexual and violent criminals in their area thanks to a continually-updated online registry run through the Montana Department of Corrections.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
City awarded $750 for GERTIE
The city of Polson got a $750 boost from Tim Lake, owner/partner of Lake Seed Inc. and Joey Hennes, Missoula Branch Relationship Manager for Northwest Farm Credit Services.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fleming will be tried in District Court
Isaac Fleming will be tried in District Court before Lake County District Judge James A. Manley, according to court documents.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Suspected child abuser arrested in Ronan
Ronald Melvin Parnell, 32 of Ronan pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony sexual abuse of children and one count of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs in Lake County court today.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Right-handed swinger strikes out at potential Polson liquor store burglary
Polson Police post video surveillance of the botched entry attempt.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Teen might be tried as adult in Lake County
Isaac Fleming, 17 of Ronan might be tried as an adult if a Lake County District Court judge agrees to move his criminal case to district court, according to Lake County Court records. Fleming is accused of four felony charges.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Avalanche warning in Swan Range highest in country today
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lake County roadways expected to be dangerous
Officials project roadways and weather to create unpredictable driving conditions throughout Lake County today.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Weekend forecast looks good for weather watchers
Serious weather-related activity appears to be forecast as minimal for this weekend, since low chances of snow and other precipitation are expected according to the National Weather Service in Missoula.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Last night's Ronan house fire under investigation
Ronan Fire Department personnel raced to the scene of a structure fire about 20 minutes after midnight Dec. 31 that claimed a home on Moise Valley Road, according to emergency scanner reports.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
House fire halts Christmas for Polson family
By MICHELLE LOVATO
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Teen wanted in connection to Pablo shooting arrested on Christmas Day
Isaac Fleming, the 17-year-old Ronan boy wanted in connection to the Dec. 14 shooting of Karen Finley was arrested Christmas Day in Pablo and is in custody at the Missoula Juvenile Detention Center. Fleming was charged with two counts of felony assault with a weapon, one count of felony aggravated …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Driver rear ends snow plow in Polson
A private driver accidentally rear ended a Polson City snow plow near the senior center on First Street East at about 10:30 a.m. this morning.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Overnight Polson fire destroys home
A structure fire that sparked at about 7 p.m. Wednesday destroyed parts of a Polson home near the corner of Second Street and Seventh Avenue.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Man alleged to be making threats against law enforcement Saturday
Lake and Sanders county law enforcement officers began rushing to the Dixon area at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday after learning a man was making threats about physically harming law enforcement officers, according to emergency scanner traffic.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Affidavit outlines moments leading up to Pablo shooting Tuesday
Ashley Rae Hewankorn fired a gun into the shoulder, lung and spine of Karen Finley of Pablo Tuesday, after Finley exited her house and yelled at Ashley Hewankorn to leave, said Benjamin R. Anciaux, Lake County Deputy Prosecutor in an affidavit filed at 12:11 p.m. Friday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Two deputies injured while apprehending woman today
An uncooperative woman injured two Sheriff’s deputies after she attempted to ram their vehicles in Finley Point at about 5 a.m. today.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Fleming, 17, sought in Tuesday shooting case
Authorities are on the hunt for Isaac Fleming, 17 of Ronan, and suspect he is involved in the Pablo shooting of a woman Tuesday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Disabled vehicle causes traffic tie up
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
UPDATE: Pablo shooting suspect arrested
Pablo shooting suspect Ashley Rae Hewankorn, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Glacier County.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
McElderry sentenced to 60 years in prison
By MICHELLE LOVATO
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Thursday accidents begin in Lake County
Emergency dispatchers received a call at about 9:30 today that a single car roll over occurred on Highway 93 just north of mile marker 85.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Area high schoolers REACH for health education
St. Luke Community Hospital receptionist Jasmine Bocksnick participated in the St. Luke Community Hospital REACH program two years ago. Today the 2014 Ronan High School graduate works at the hospital.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taco Bell to open in mid December
Residents can’t help but notice a new restaurant on Polson hill.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
CAUGHT! CAPTURED! FOUND!
Marlo Albia Tonasket is in custody
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Standoff forces St. Ignatius residents to evacuate their homes
After a witness saw Keith Baylor of St. Ignatius shoot a gun into the air at about 3 p.m. yesterday that person called emergency dispatchers. Baylor, who is wanted for outstanding warrants, is believed to have walked to a friend’s house while responders proceeded to the scene.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Truck slides off hillside driveway and into Flathead Lake
A full-size pick up truck warming up in its owners hillside driveway slipped away from its perch, across Highway 93 just east of Subway and into Flathead Lake.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Slide off and injury accidents in Lake County during icy pre-dawn
The Montana Department of Transportation is reporting that all Lake County roads are wet.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Local school districts on delays
The Polson School District is on a two-hour delay due to icy road conditions.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Shots fired in Arlee shuts down area
Emergency responders began moving toward Arlee's "old church" area at about 3:30 this afternoon after a called notified dispatch that they heard shots fired in the area.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Winter weather advisory issued for today
A winter weather advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. tonight according to the National Weather Service in Missoula.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Meteor shoots across Polson sky
Multiple witnesses saw what they believe to be a meteor streaking through the sky last night at about 10:30 p.m. carrying with it a long green trail.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Missing hiker dies on trail
A 73-year-old Polson-Ronan area man was found dead after his wife called emergency dispatchers at about 10 p.m. to say her husband went hiking and never returned, Don Bell, Lake County Sheriff said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Multiple accidents on dangerous day
A flurry of minor weather-related accidents flooded emergency responders between 1 and 2 p.m. Tuesday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Volunteers make treasures for kids
Volunteers at Fellowship Baptist Church in Polson are getting an early start on the holiday season by collecting items that will go in shoe-box-sized treasure chest and given as gifts to needy children around the world.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Hutterite turkeys are better than store bought?
No one is absolutely certain about what makes a Hutterite turkey so tasty.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Thanksgiving has complicated local history
Though American tradition teaches the first Thanksgiving in 1621 was a happy and thankful event to celebrate the bonding of early Pilgrims and the Wampangoag Indians, nearly 400 years later, Americans in Lake County are undecided on whether cultural cohesion between the white man and Indian Nations lives up to …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Wednesday accidents foreshadowing a dangerous Thanksgiving drive
19-year-old being life-flighted from MT 35 accident
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Crews respond to weather-related accidents in area
MT 35
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Winter Storm Warning set for Tuesday
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for northwestern Montana that includes the Mission Valley, Polson and Flathead Lake as well as several northern Montana areas.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Power outages affect customers throughout Lake County
Mission Valley Power crews are working to restore power to multiple Lake County locations after trees fell into the electric lines around the county.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
No fatalities reported in Tuesday's wind storm event
Mission Valley Power crews are working to restore power to some Polson area customers after a tree fell into power lines at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Don Bell, Lake County Sheriff said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Help sought for pregnant moms on drugs
No judgment.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
CSKT fire to clear 3,000 acres of land before winter
Ronan fire personnel responded to a Timberlane Road home at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday after a homeowners attic caught fire, Mark Clarey, Ronan fire chief said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Miranda pleads guilty to cocaine possession
Canadian Carlos Miguel Miranda pleaded guilty to charges that he had 97 pounds of cocaine in a hidden compartment in his pickup truck while traveling through northwestern Montana on Oct. 29.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Hammer killer sentenced to 40 years in prison
Desmond Alan Mackay’s lawyers fought for Mackay’s life until Sept. 14 when Lake County Court Judge James A. Manley amended charges against Mackay from deliberate homicide to mitigated deliberate homicide, which took the death penalty off the table and made his rejected plea deal doable.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Elderly Pablo man found alive more than a day after he wandered away from home
Though authorities have not yet confirmed it, local residents are using social media to laud the wonderful efforts of law enforcement, search and rescue teams who located missing Pablo man Joseph Irvine.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Accused assailant postpones arraignment
Accused assailants Francis Jackson and Tashinia Elida Schlensker appeared before Lake County District Court Judge James A. Manley with public defenders Oct. 21.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Student voters make their voice known
Students at Two Eagle River High School are in a unique position to learn real-world lessons in school.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Scout's honor: falling for community service
Three combined Boyscout packs shared a late afternoon roll in the leaves Oct. 22 when they gathered at a Polson home to help the homeowner pick up yard leaves.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Polson Middle School bands offer first performances
Students from the Polson Middle School’s three performing bands showed off their beginning-of-the-year talent at the school’s first combined band concert Oct. 22. Members of the Concert Band, the Jazz and school bands performed one unit at a time during the hour-long production. Students will get several performance opportunities during …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Pink House might be torn down
For nearly a century the Pink House that sits in the lot between Ace Hardware and Super One Foods housed a family.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
A'mazing' place to be a bit corny
One of the best things about the Glacier View School’s first-ever corn maze is that it offers food, fun and life lessons for anyone willing to try it.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Assault in Arlee
Authorities believe Lyle R. Zeiler, 25 of Arlee, pulled one woman away from a two-woman fight, beat her, then stabbed her in the back before he was finished, a Lake County Court affidavit said. Zeiler’s bizarre activities started after he saw a third woman, Margaret Redwoman, try to stop the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Missing teen found in Lakeside
Studious Bigfork High School employees who noticed a 17-year-old student was absent from school, placed a phone call that might have saved Sierra Curtis’ life.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
State Super toured local St. Ig schools yesterday
Students and staff members of St. Ignatius School District are doing so well that Denise Juneau, Montana State Superintendent of Schools spent the day Oct. 21 touring the district’s campus.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Couple enjoys fall picnic
A Minnesota couple just finished visiting their son in Whitefish continued on their wandering sojourn around the country Oct. 9 and stopped in Polson for a few minutes to enjoy a picnic lunch at the small roadside cutout near Boettcher Park. The couple said though they are here from a …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Daycare owner's assailant arraignment postponed
Accused assailants Francis Jackson and Tashinia Elida Schlensker appeared before Lake County District Court Judge James A. Manley with public defenders. While Schlensker officially pleaded not guilty, Jackson's attorney asked for more time before their official arraignments.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Charlo burglar faces arraignment
William Rorvik will face arraignment for felony burglary Oct. 22, six months after he allegedly committed the Charlo crime.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Polson students enter medicine field early
Attending class got much harder for a dozen Polson High School students who completed a long, extensive interview process at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson before they were accepted into the hospital’s brand new future-medical-occupations-as-a-career-choice education program they are hosting for Polson High School.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
St. Ig. administrators shuffle jobs over summer
Administration staff at St. Ignatius School District had a busy summer this year, after former schools Superintendent Robert Lewandowski gave notice of his departure, said Jason Sargent, former High School Principal, and new St. Ignatius School District Superintendent.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Community meal popular place to gather
It may not be a new thing in St. Ignatius, but the school-district-hosted community breakfast is certainly a popular thing.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Shots-fired call ends in arrest
A startled neighbor called Lake County emergency dispatchers at about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 6 after hearing what she thought were gunshots from a house nearby.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man assaults daycare worker Accomplice hits her with shovel
Authorities believe that the snow shovel a Martha’s Mini Daycare in Ronan employee used to try and defend the children under her care, is the same snow shovel an unknown woman used to bludgeon her face.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Neighbors wrestle burglar to ground
Neighbors who saw Shawn Cooper and another man attempting to burglarize a Polson home Oct. 3, nabbed Cooper as the two men exited from a house not belonging to Cooper, and wrestled him to the ground until police arrived, said Michelle Scott, Polson Police Department detective.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Hewankorn will be tried for stealing checkbooks
Ashley Rae Hewankorn was arraigned on four counts of felony burglary Sept. 9, seven months after the Lake County Prosecuting Attorney’s office filed formal paperwork in her case and nearly two years after the alleged crime occurred, according to a Lake County Court affidavit.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Parents take time for safety day
Safety officials representing city, county and tribal emergency response and law enforcement agencies set up shop in the Polson Walmart parking lot Sept. 19 to offer the public access to their knowledge and help.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
SKC nurses ready for today's medical world
Pablo’s Salish Kootenai College is turning out nurses that are ready for service in rural Montana.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
DaShazer appeared drunk when he tried to help parked cop
At 1: 48 a.m., Jason Alan DeShazer pulled up next to a parked Sheriff’s cruiser and asked if the cop needed help just before that officer arrested DeShazer for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor criminal possession of dangerous drug paraphernalia Sept. 13, according to a Lake County …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Pablo woman sees her stolen items pass her on the road
A Pablo woman whose house was broken into the night before, saw her stolen items traveling in a red truck going the opposite direction on Sept. 17, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Department police report.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Mathewson nears end of court process
Faces jail for rape, assault, kidnapping, drugs and bail juming charges
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Mission elementary and high schools lockdown is false alarm
Emergency responders are proceeding to St. Ignatius elementary and high schools after lock-down alarms sounded at both schools, scanner traffic reported at about 2:30 Friday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Harvest brings memories of the mystery and fun of Grandma's yard
I don’t remember much about my Grandma Brander. I know she married Sylvan Brander. I know she moved her young family of boys from Sioux Falls, SD to Compton, CA in the 1950s and I know my Grandma Brander had a unique way of embarrassing my father. She was big …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Fresh life church helps Child Bridge
Before searching Polson’s streets for trash, members of Fresh Life Church were collecting food for a Bigfork foster family. The two-purpose weekend was intended to reach out the family of nine kids and their supervisors who live on the east shore area of Flathead Lake.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Crews get power up quickly
Mission Valley Power and local communications company crews worked side by side Sept. 1 after a semi tractor pulling a trailer with a forklift and loader hit local communication and power lines and dragged them to the ground.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Local school in lockdown during police foot chase
Quick law enforcement decision-making and a well-placed camera system might have saved hundreds of Polson lives at around lunchtime last week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
CAUTION Montana 35 drivers! Slow ahead
Drivers traveling Montana 35 beware there are several basketball-sized rocks in the road near mile marker 4. Lake County emergency dispatchers are actively alerting the Montana Department of Transportation at this time.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Potential Polson school trauma averted yesterday
Quick law enforcement decision-making and a well-placed camera system might have saved hundreds of Polson lives at around lunchtime yesterday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender arrested for Ronan assault
Ameen Yusuf Omar-El, 51 of Ronan, was arrested and charged with felony assault with a weapon Saturday after being accused of stabbing a 20-year-old Ronan man.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
teaching one another: A new school year offers teachers new ways to educate and build relationships
Linderman Elementary School Principal Tim Finkbeiner stood between a gymnasium full of youthful faces excited to start the new school year Wednesday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Chance and Facebook posts help nab suspect
Serendipitous communication between bi-county law enforcement officials through their Facebook pages helped nab a suspected criminal in record time this week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Suspect of Sunday/Monday Rollins burglary faces judge three days later
Darrell Dwayne Smith pleaded not guilty to four burglary charges on Thursday that authorities believe he earned four days before.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Social media post sends Bird to jail
Montana Crimestoppers are thanking Lake County Law enforcement this week for arresting one of its most wanted criminals.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Lake wind advisory in effect Saturday
A Lake Wind Advisory began at noon today and will extend to 9 p.m. tonight, as forecasters project a strong cold frontal passage across western Montana this afternoon and evening will create gusty winds and increased wave activity.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Suspect accused of multiple burglaries Monday faces arraignment today
By MICHELLE LOVATO
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Three women rob Ronan Town Pump
A Ronan Town Pump employee ended her shift in the hospital after attempting to stop a robbery in progress in 2014.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Early morning fire destroys Finley Point home
A Finely Point family woke up to the smell of smoke at about 4 a.m. Saturday and realized their home was on fire, Finley Point Fire Department Chief Rob Morigeau said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Accidents kill one, injure one
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Windstorm sinks boats Friday
Gusty winds that ushered in up to five-foot waves on Flathead Lake Friday afternoon caused a flurry of trouble for several boats on the water at around 6 p.m.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man on walking path behind Super 1 evades police chase
Just after 8 a.m. today, a 6-foot 2-inch man wearing a black t-shirt, sunglasses and a baseball cap took local police officers on a chase down Polson's walking path, according to scanner traffic.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Who was arrested last night - Aug. 20 - in Lake County
Lozeau, Kenneth Francis Jr
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
This week's Lake County arrestees
The following people were booked into Lake County Detention Center Jail in the past seven days:
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Air Quality warnings in effect for Lake County
An air-quality alert was issued by the National Weather Service in Missoula Montana at about 6 p.m. Aug. 19. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an air-quality alert for Lincoln, Sanders, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Flathead, Granite, Powell, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow and Lake Counties. and will remain in effect …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
RED FLAG fire warnings in effect for county
The National Weather Service in Missoula issued a Fire Weather Alert for Friday in the following counties: Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez pierce-Kootenai-West Lolo-Salish and Kootenai Reservation – East Lolo-Bitteroot-Dearlodge/West Beaverhead-East.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Twin sprinkler alarms cause Walmart to evacuate
Two automatic sprinkler alarms that sounded about five minutes apart sent Polson Fire Department personnel to Red Lion Inn & Suites and Walmart at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Missing hiker found dead
William Hendrix, the 59-year-old missing hiker from Eureka who did not return from Swan Crest hike he started Aug. 11, was found in the North Lost Creek area at around 4 p.m. Sunday, Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fighting the Fires
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Hot Springs woman arrested in shooting
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Community organization shifts its resources
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Group wants to ROCK Polson
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Barb Shrider shares her love for family with love for gardening
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Crews scramble to stay on top of recent fire activity
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
CSKT firefighter pleads guilty to arson
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Firefighter Phillip “Cody” Haynes pleaded guilty to felony arson July 30 in Lake County District Court.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Mother pleads not guilty in death of her son
Stacey Ann Twoteeth pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court last week to felony vehicular homicide.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
CSKT Housing Authority truck stolen from St. Ignatius
Law enforcement officers were searching for a 2015 Ford F-550 truck stolen from St.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Girl shot in St. Ignatius
A juvenile female was shot in the abdomen in the Ronan area sometime over the weekend.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Electrical fire engulfs St. Ingatius home
Ronan Fire firefighters responded to an electrical house fire on St. Mary Lake Road at just before 11 a.m. today.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man sentenced for crashing into bus
Daniel G. Fellows of Bigfork received a deferred sentence last week for running his truck, while driving drunk, into a Polson school bus.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man sentenced for crashing into bus
Daniel G. Fellows of Bigfork received a deferred sentence last week for running his truck, while driving drunk, into a Polson school bus.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Charges dismissed against Cole Snyder
Felony sexual abuse of a child and dangerous drug charges were dismissed against Cole Snyder, the 18-year-old state wrestling champion.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Polson Fire Chief resigns: Cottle to take over as Interim Chief
After 23 years of service on Polson’s police and fire departments, Fire Chief John Fairchild resigned Wednesday. Clint Cottle, Polson’s Assistant Police Chief was promoted to Interim Fire Chief, according to city of Polson Public Information Officer Karen Sargeant.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man crashes into Polson school bus
Daniel G. Fellows, 19, of Bigfork, was arrested after he drove his pickup truck into the back of a stopped and unloading Polson School District bus at 78 miles per hour Monday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Blue Bay man used sawed-off shotgun to threaten family
Aaron Christopher Dodge, 45, of Blue Bay, had been drinking and watching television April 18 when he, his wife and daughter began arguing about an actress, according to a Lake County Court affidavit.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Blue Bay man used sawed-off shotgun to threaten family
Aaron Christopher Dodge, 45, of Blue Bay, had been drinking and watching television April 18 when he, his wife and daughter began arguing about an actress, according to a Lake County Court affidavit.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man crashes into Polson school bus
Daniel G. Fellows, 19, of Bigfork, was arrested after he drove his pickup truck into the back of a stopped and unloading Polson School District bus at 78 miles per hour Monday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Three Blue Bay residents hospitalized after shooting
Three Blue Bay residents were hospitalized after allegedly being shot at their home last Friday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Three Blue Bay residents hospitalized after shooting
Three Blue Bay residents were hospitalized after allegedly being shot at their home last Friday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lived to Fly: Pablo Foods owner in critical condition
Brett Allen Thoft, 33, died just south of Polson last week, just a few miles from the Irvine Flats ranch where he grew up.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Found Guilty: Browning man found guilty in Polson murder
Makueeyapee Whitford stabbed and killed John Pierre Jr. after Pierre launched into the bad-blood history between the two men’s Indian tribes, said Montana State Public Defender Jennifer Streano.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lake County woman arrested for allegedly trying to run down girl
Jamie Seely denied she nearly ran down a feuding neighbor’s daughter when she saw them in a local park.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
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