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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

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This week David will have the most updated news on the quarry mining new Chief Cliff and one group's fight to stop it. He's heading up there this afternoon to get some shots of the cliff and see what else he can find. We're hearing the state Department of Environmental Quality might step in.
David also has a great story on the ongoing fight to save the Salish language.
Sasha, along with his usual roundup of cops and courts incidents, will have the winners of the Lake County Spelling Bee and a feature on the word showdown. He's also got the latest from the Rural Fire Board.
I'm going to be busy tonight, as the Polson City Commission is holding a hearing on medical marijuana and possible zoning codes to regulate the caregiver stores selling it. I'll have a feature on one caregiver here in the Mission Valley and all the news from the meeting.
We'll also have a list of the final filings for the Lake County elections coming up this year.
Can't wait for you to read it.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Medical marijuana moratorium meeting coming Monday

Monday night could get interesting at Polson City Hall as the commissioners sit down for a medical marijuana storefront moratorium. The hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15, in the city hall meeting chambers.
Medical marijuana is not addressed in Polson's city code. During the last meeting, city planning office director Joyce Weaver recommended the city pass a "Urgent/Emergency Moratorium Ordinance" (modeled after a plan passed in Whitefish) until a more formal ordinance was discussed and passed, or the code is rewritten.
I've heard that numerous caregivers, who offer marijuana to registered patients in Lake County, will be attending.
Like I mentioned in the March 4 story, it seemed like discussions weren't leaning toward a ban, but more toward regulations and probably a registration fee for storefronts, etc.
We will keep you updated.
If you'd like to know more about Montana's medical marijuana laws, check out this DPHHS site.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Our boys did us proud this week - Arlee boys' basketball took fourth at state and the Polson Pirate boys took second. Heidi's got all the coverage.
If you can't wait, there's some great photos and the stories at On The Bleachers.
On the news side, we'll have the latest from the Ronan City Council and the board of education. Sasha has an update on the Back Road construction and the latest cops and courts news. Unfortunately, we had a fatal accident north of Arlee on Sunday afternoon.
David will get you updated on the Ninepipes Museum and has a feature on the Health Choices Day Polson Middle School hosted last week.
I've got the latest on the Cornerstone case - a hearing date was set in the state's administrative case. Also, the Polson BOE highlights and a for some holiday cheer a St. Paddy's Day themed Home of.
Can't wait for you to read it.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Pirate, Warrior boys advancing in state

The Pirates took down Billings Central yesterday in an upset and are gearing up for their second game tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Butte.
We've dispatched Heidi to the Mining City, so we will keep you updated as we know.
Also, the Arlee boys are making their way through the winners side of the bracket in Billings. They have had such a great regular season — we're wishing them the best of luck tonight and tomorrow.
The details are up on Leaderadvertiser.com now.