In early February, Polson Police Chief George Simpson introduced two new police officers, Kyle Kearney and Isaiah Williams, to the Polson City Commission. He also presented a letter of commendation to a third officer, Marcus Lindquist, for helping 911 dispatchers during a Dec. 10 shooting in Ferndale.
Mother Nature started most of the wildfires currently burning in Montana, and over the weekend, she gave firefighters a hand in dealing with many of them,
While crews are making progress in getting the power turned back on, some Flathead Electric Cooperative members could remain in the dark into the weekend.