Fire Lt. Taylor Hayes, along with firefighters Seth Schliep and Casen Elmore, watched the burn and ensured it was extinguished before leaving the Speckert ranch on Wednesday, May 14. (Emily Messer/Leader)
May 21, 2026
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Lake County ranching family hopes this is their last cleanup effort for tumbleweeds
The Speckert family, ranchers who approached the Polson City Commission on April 6 about the havoc-causing tumble mustard weeds coming from a nearby property, hope this is the last massive pile they have to burn so they can get back to ranching.