Kristi Niemeyer

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Charlo Class of '25: Small but mighty

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Jun. 5—Fourteen seniors collected their diplomas in the Charlo gym Sunday — perhaps the smallest graduating class in Lake County.
Filing deadline June 11 for municipal elections

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Jun. 5—Several seats remain unclaimed with the filing deadline for municipal elections in Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius next Wednesday. The general election will be held Nov. 4. The position of mayor is open in all three communities; these posts are currently held by Eric Huffine (Polson), Chris Adler (Ronan) and Daren Incashola (St. Ignatius). The City of Polson has seats open in wards 1, 2 and 3, currently held by Jake Holley, Laura Dever and Brodie Moll. All are four-year terms.
Fire season amps up on and off reservation

2 days ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Fire season appears to be amping up earlier than usual in western Montana, with two fire starts last week. Ongoing dry, windy conditions prompted the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire to elevate the danger level from moderate to high on Tuesday. “Yes, it’s early for fires,” said fire information officer C.T. Camel.
Young Polson resident says ducks deserve a hearing

2 days ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Ducks face discrimination in the City of Polson, and Johnny Lapotka aims to change that. The 10-year-old resident of Ward 2 told Polson City Commissioners that ducks – which aren’t permitted under the existing chicken ordinance – are actually superior to chickens in many ways. “Ducks are similar in size and behavior to chickens, which are allowed. Duck eggs are healthier than chicken eggs, they make less noise, and are more docile than chickens.
Charlo Class of '25: Small but mighty

2 days ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Fourteen seniors collected their diplomas in the Charlo gym Sunday – perhaps the smallest graduating class in Lake County.
Filing deadline June 11 for municipal elections

2 days ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Several seats remain unclaimed with the filing deadline for municipal elections in Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius next Wednesday. The general election will be held Nov. 4. The position of mayor is open in all three communities; these posts are currently held by Eric Huffine (Polson), Chris Adler (Ronan) and Daren Incashola (St. Ignatius). The City of Polson has seats open in wards 1, 2 and 3, currently held by Jake Holley, Laura Dever and Brodie Moll. All are four-year terms.
PL 280 saga winds down with three signatures

2 days ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Monday marked a quiet end to a long-running saga as the three Lake County commissioners each signed a resolution rescinding three previous attempts to remove the county from the responsibilities enshrined in Public Law 280. The move was baked into the requirements of Senate Bill 393, legislation passed and signed by Gov.
Commissioners backpedal on controversial resolution

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kristi Niemeyer

May 29—Lake County Commission Chair Gale Decker seemed a little wary as he stepped to the microphone for last Thursday's public hearing. The topic, a resolution to impose a Notice of New Construction for any property improvements in Lake County, had already drawn ample ire on social media, and the commissioners were apt to attract more of the same from the crowd of at least 75 people filling the courthouse conference room, and another 20 or so tuning in via Zoom.
Honoring those who gave their today so we can have tomorrow

1 week ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Amid the sturdy ponderosa pines, fresh flowers, wreaths and miniature flags punctuated the graves of veterans at Mountain View Cemetery in Ronan Monday. Chaplain and Korean War veteran Richard Tobel quietly invoked President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General George Patton. “I was at the ranch, and it was raining, and it was muddy.
Commissioners backpedal on controversial resolution

1 week ago | leaderadvertiser.com | Kristi Niemeyer

Lake County Commission Chair Gale Decker seemed a little wary as he stepped to the microphone for last Thursday’s public hearing. The topic, a resolution to impose a Notice of New Construction for any property improvements in Lake County, had already drawn ample ire on social media, and the commissioners were apt to attract more of the same from the crowd of at least 75 people filling the courthouse conference room, and another 20 or so tuning in via Zoom.