John Lewis “Jack” Cross, a Lake County businessman who plead guilty to wire fraud last year to defrauding over ten people in a Ponzi scheme, was sentenced in federal court on Friday to serve 24 months in prison. Along with his jail term, he will pay over $1.5 million in …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
The newly renamed Lake County Parade of Lights took place on Friday night, complete with a sighting of Santa Claus and the lighting of the Christmas tree in Polson.
There he stood in the center of the arena. On Friday Sept. 11, the Polson Fairgrounds hosted a benefit in his honor to raise money for his family. He looked around, smiling, and took it all in. The grandstand overflowed with people. Boys and girls sat along the fences, hoping …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes communications director Rob McDonald gave the “State of the Tribes” address at the Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon this month to reflect on the past year and to look forward to future endeavors.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Roxana Colman-Herak once thought her world ended when she was 24 years old. After the break up of her relationship—a relationship fraught with abuse and violence—she was tired of blaming herself for everything that was wrong. She felt trapped inside her life. Trapped with no way out of her pain …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes officially took ownership of the Kerr Dam on Sept. 5 and celebrated with a mixture of happiness and sorrow, completing plans that were set in motion 30 years ago.
The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes officially took ownership of the Kerr Dam on Sept. 5 and celebrated with a mixture of happiness and sorrow, completing plans that were set in motion 30 years ago.
The room was quiet when Roxana Colman-Herak held the .22-caliber rifle in her hands. The gun was loaded, but she needed only one bullet. She was 24 years old and she was ready to put an end to her life. She was ready to stop the pain.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Hocker Farms has been in the Mission Valley since 1927, through good times and bad, through droughts and lush seasons. But to Bill Hocker, who worked the land for over 50 years, he has never seen a drought like the one this season.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
The Lake County road department is responsible for 1,200 miles of road, but maintaining those roads is a difficult task with old equipment in constant disrepair.
The Lake County road department is responsible for 1,200 miles of road, but maintaining those roads is a difficult task with old equipment in constant disrepair.