MISSOULA — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and project partners invite the public and media to attend an open house to learn about design and construction plans for both the US Highway 93 - Ninepipe Eagle Pass Trail and US 93 North - Post Creek Hill projects. MDT and partners are currently in the design phase for both projects. “US 93 is a high priority for MDT. Thanks to grant funding, we can move forward with these vital improvements to the St. Ignatius, Post Creek, and Ninepipe areas,” Missoula District Administrator Bob Vosen said. “Wildlife accommodations are among a few of the exciting, and much needed, enhancements planned within these ...
ST. IGNATIUS - Last week I did say spring was on its way. As I am writing this, it suddenly became cold, chilly, and raining. I hear snow is in the forecast. On April 28, Mandy Jo, the foot care nurse, will be at the St. Ignatius Senior Center. There are still a few openings for her assistance. Call 406-7...
POLSON - Thanks to those who volunteer at the Polson Senior Citizens Center and to our six paid staff members as well. We now have five new volunteer drivers that are assisting with daily lunch deliveries to nearly 100 citizens of Polson. Our hot meals in-house average 30 people per weekday. We cur...
News from Flathead Land Trust MISSION VALLEY — Two Mission Valley families have ensured that their farming legacies will endure. In the past two weeks, Paul and Sharon Guenzler and Cody and Elizabeth Sherman collectively protected nearly 700 acres of rich agricultural land with conservation easeme...
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University psychologist is embarking on a study to determine whether common sleep habits of preadolescent children contribute to later psychiatric disorders, such as substance abuse and depression. Cara Palmer, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the Coll...
ST. IGNATIUS ¾ Spring is on the way. The willow tree in my yard is budding. People have talked about their crocuses and iris’ coming up. I have to make a correction. I misspelled Eve’s (the audiologist coming to the St. Ignatius Senior Center) last name. The cor...
POLSON - The AARP Tax Filing Assistance program has filed nearly 700 individual or joint tax returns over the past 10 weeks for local senior citizens. Special thanks to the 12 trained volunteers who worked more than 3,000 combined hours to assist in this AARP event. We need a driver(s) for a short d...
ARLEE - March and come to an end with wonderful days of sun and warmth, rain and green grass, daffodils exploding with a promise of a delightful spring. Those who went south for the winter are beginning to see Jocko Valley again as the place to come home to. We welcome all of you to the Arlee Senior’s ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Fort Connah held their second Black Powder Range Day of the season on April 12. Ed Larson was out teaching the art of muzzleloader shooting at the event. He said, basically, that you have a bullet and a patch of cloth and black powder and you put that in the barrel of the gun and shoo...
ARLEE — Clear skies and spring temperatures welcomed 281 runners to the annual Buttercup Run on Saturday, April 5. Runners participated in 1k, 5k and 10k races that got started at the Arlee Community Center and followed new routes this year that went through fields instead of around them so they cou...
