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
Crime stories from Lake County Sheriff's Office
Crime doesn't pay in Lake County. Neither do infractions.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Tribal elder inspires Seepay fire workers
SEELY – Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Elder Pat Pierre inspired firefighters at 7 a.m. briefing today (Aug. 17.) with a homily delivered in Salish and English.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Murder charges could be dismissed soon
POLSON – Murder charges against Clifford Oldhorn will be dismissed if both sides can agree on one word: Prejudice.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Kayaker's body found near Big Bull Island
POLSON BAY - Rescuers found the body of missing Polson doctor, Robert W. McDonald around 2:45 p.m., July 25 in Flathead Lake south of Big Bull Island.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Domesticated bobcat missing near St. Ignatius
ST. IGNATIUS – A two-year-old male bobcat is on the loose in Mission and its owners concerned.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Polson boy recovering from otter attack near Kalispell
“They got four good bites up one leg and another one on the other thigh,” Zack’s mother Kelly Whipple said.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Creating history in time for festival
POLSON – Barbara Buchli spent the last three weeks in the hot Polson sun perched on a hydraulic lift with a paint brush in her hand.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
From the bench
(These public records were obtained at the Lake County Court after defendants appeared before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher July 10.)
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Communities rally around Turner family
POLSON – Shannon Turner’s kids used to walk from their Polson schools to the courthouse each afternoon to wait for their mom to get off work.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
