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Posted 07/28/2010 11:40 AM by Mark Thorsell

POLSON - The Polson Rotary Club is selling raffle tickets for the annual Festival for Youth.

The Club is donating $15,000 to the city of Polson for work on the playground area at Riverside Park where many kids recreate year-round.

The Polson Rotary Club is also donating $15,000 to the Mission Valley Mariners so that improvements can be made at their playi… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/27/2010 8:02 AM by Irina Cates

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ST. IGNATIUS- Some people in St. Ignatius are upset with the poor notification method used concerning the water boiling order that has sent at least one person to the hospital.

The mayor says the city has to test the water on a monthly basis. So on July 19^th, they pulled out water samples and sent them off for testing.

The test came back positive for E coli on the 21^st. Some of the businesses in town were notified of the problem in the late afternoon of J… Click to Read More

Posted 07/26/2010 4:39 PM by Dean Hermes

POLSON - Mission Valley Power's current kilowatt-hours energy rate contract with the Bonneville Power Administration is set to end next year and a new one will begin.

MVP has enjoyed a low rate contract with Bonneville Power for the last 10 years. With the current contract ending, MVP has signed a new 20 year contract for power delivery but the exact price is not known.

It should be between 30-50% per KWH more expensive. The utility could sell the power back to its consumers a… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/21/2010 12:15 PM by Andrea Lutz

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RONAN - Chicken is on the menu, for bears as wildlife managers across Montana say they are dealing with bears frequenting homes with livestock.

"We've been trying to get this bear since mid-May. She has hit five other chicken coops around and a pig pen," said Confederated Salish and Kootenai Wildlife Biologist Stacy Courville.

Game wardens and wildlife experts set up a trap for a female grizzly bear and her two cubs on Tuesday night.

The bears have taken a liking to ch… Click to Read More

Posted 07/16/2010 10:16 AM by Laura Wilson

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STEVENSVILLE - Emergency crews were called to the scene of a propane explosion in Stevensville on Thursday afternoon.

One man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following blast on Illinois Bench Road which apparently happened after a man punctured a propane tank.

The explosion happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. and fire crews were dispatched to the scene just north of Stevensville.

One man was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns suffe… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/13/2010 8:07 PM by Allyson Weller

ST. IGNATIUS - A local family needs help after their 10-month old was re-diagnosed with eye cancer.

Braylon Coville has battled retina glaucoma since he was only two months old. The family held a fundraiser in St. Ignatius to raise money for the frequent travels to Portland for treatment.

Braylon's sister and mother both battled the same eye cancer and the family says they are extremely thankful for any support.

"I just want to thank everybody that has helped u… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/14/2010 6:43 AM by Melissa Rafferty

POLSON - It only took a Lake County jury about an hour to convict an out of state drifter for stealing a Polson home. Brent Arthur Wilson was convicted of theft, deceptive practices and tampering with public records information.

He is accused of trying to steal a Polson area home by filing fake legal documents claiming he owns the property.

Polson real estate agent Ed McCurdy started getting suspicious last summer when this house that he'd just listed not only had it's 'for sa… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/13/2010 2:41 PM by Melissa Rafferty

HOT SPRINGS - Funeral services for the Ronan man killed by a falling tree have been set for this Saturday July 17th.

The 71-year old Ronan man has died from severe injuries he sustained in a logging accident which happened near Hot Springs.

Sanders County Deputy Coroner Dan Bates says that Herbert Edgar Sais was cutting trees with his son in the Lonepine area Friday.

According to Bates, Sais and his son were cutting a ponderosa pine when the saw got stuck in some rot. … Click to Read More

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Posted 07/13/2010 1:39 PM by Mark Thorsell

WASHINGTON, DC - The infrastructure in Lake County is picking up a big boost thanks to $12 million in federal stimulus money

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced that construction on Skyline Drive and on other roads, bike and pedestrian paths can now move forward after the federal government signed off on a grant agreement with the Lake County Community Development Corporation.

"Rebuilding Skyline Drive and repairing roads and paths in Lake County are important ex… Click to Read More

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Posted 07/13/2010 10:00 AM by Montana FWP

POLSON - The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board will meet on Wednesday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Polson Tribal Health Clinic, #5 4th Ave. East, in Polson (3rd floor conference room).

The agenda includes discussion of pheasant and hun seasons, waterfowl regulations, and State projects and accomplishments. Board Chairman Sid Rundell invites the public to attend and ask questions or express their views. The full agenda is listed below:

• 6:30 pm … Click to Read More

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Posted 07/13/2010 8:54 AM by Amanda Huff

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POLSON - Have you ever tried to tie a cherry stem in your mouth? Well Al Gliniecki can tie a lot more than one and a whole lot quicker.

Glenickee owns four Guinness Book World records and is also known as the world's fastest tongue. The records he holds is 911 stems in an hour, 39 stems in three minutes, 14 stems in one minute, and one stem in two seconds.

Glenickee has been on numerous talk shows including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and is currently traveling the country … Click to Read More

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Posted 07/08/2010 10:31 AM by Amanda Huff

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POLSON - A popular library in the Mission Valley is about to find out just how much people need it because it needs some financial help to keep the pages turning.

Known as the richest man of his time, Andrew Carnegie once said that a library outranks any other one thing a community can do to help its people, so how important is your local library?

Well if you ask Jack Block, he says that the Click to Read More

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