ARTICLES BY VINCE LOVATO LEADER EDITOR EDITOR@LEADERADVERTISER.COM

Dentists sealed the deal

LAKE COUNTY – After Dental Hygienist Travis Fisher placed a pair of sunglasses on her eyes and two cotton rolls in her mouth, Linderman fourth-grader Lily Niblack looked like a very cool little vampire.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Polson Health ready to open new clinic

POLSON – Soon, more area patients who must brave long drives out of Lake County to receive specialized out-patient care can stay closer to home.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Agency receives $1M for business development

RONAN – An historic series of grants amounting to more than $1 million will allow a local agency to expand its services to many more farmers, ranchers, business owners and produce consumers in Lake, Sanders and Mineral counties.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

City OKs cheaper wastewater plant

POLSON – Commissioners made a decision on construction of the proposed wastewater plant designed to save ratepayers about $4 million and avoid skyrocketing fees. (See related story on page 2)

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

New businesses flood into city

POLSON – City Manager Mark Shrives said the Polson economy is on the verge of a boom.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Resort tax could pave roads

POLSON – City officials are considering an option that would potentially retain millions of tourism dollars here to use on public projects.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

These parents are grand

The Mission Valley Christian Academy in Polson hosted a Grandparents Appreciation Day on Nov. 15. The students performed for the visiting grandparents before breaking into groups to read, exchange questions about school and life and share lunch. “There are lots of grandparents here and they had lots of good info …

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Woman leads cops on 95-mph chase through Ronan

RONAN – A woman driving east in the westbound lane of Round Butte Road led cops on a wild chase that ended at 2:48 p.m. near Ronan Middle School.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Cops led on 90 mph chase; driver arrested near school

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

CPA says Obamacare just doesn't add up

About 30 people signed two petitions opposing the Affordable Health Care act after a luncheon on the subject Nov. 10 at Ninepipes Lodge.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Commissioners looking for ways to replace lost revenues

POLSON – Lake County Commissioners are already planning on replacing about $1 million in potential lost taxes once the sale of the Kerr Dam to the CSKT is completed in 2015, said Lake County Commissioner Gale Decker.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Senior so longs

Polson and Ronan high schools said so long to their senior football players in two separate ceremonies Friday night. Both teams missed the playoffs so for most of these young men, it was the last time they will play football.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

It was debatable

High School teams from Western Montana gathered Saturday at Polson high and middle schools for a classic speech and debate competition dubbed the Piratepalooza Speech and Drama Meet. Among them were Polson's Haley ‘Zucchinni’ Kendley, Ghanima des Lions, Geneva des Lions, Cheyenne O’Connor, Captain Kania ‘Queen’ Smith, Jordan Broussard, Riley …

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

I've heard, 'Hey, You!' too often

The concert’s backstage security guard yelled, “Hey, you!” He was looking in my direction.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lake County's housing market starting to heat up

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County real estate market is starting to heat up, following a Treasure State market that thawed from a long winter that hampered early sales activity.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO