News from Lake County / CSKT Unified Command Center Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Unified Command Center, a joint task force to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, sent a letter to local high school superintendents concerning graduation ceremonies. The letter states: while Governor Steve Bullock has eased restrictions in Montana and allowed school boards to decide if they want to reopen schools and conduct graduations, serious caution should be taken when considering high school graduation ceremonies in the Mission Valley. The UCC recommends you consider alternatives to public gatherings to avoid the numerous potential challenges. Under p...
DIXON — Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community. In light of President Trump’s leadership regarding social distancing precautions, we are accepting “take-out” meal requests only. Please leave a message by noon on the day of meals being served. Call 406-246-3310 and leave ...
By Karen Peterson / Valley Journal POLSON – Korren Fehrenbach, 25, of Polson, was employed as a Lake County Sheriff’s Office detention officer and was arrested on Tuesday, April 28. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, an internal affairs investigation uncovered details leading to t...
POLSON – Montanans have found their own unique way to continue socializing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic while following social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Across the world, attempts to connect to neighbors and friends who haven&rs...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – While other governments are considering early plans to re-open some businesses and churches, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council remains committed to adhering to the safest standards for our people, especially the elders and our most vuln...
LAKE COUNTY – Local food banks are seeing a surge in need due to the financial hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have seen about a 20 percent increase in registrations,” said Mary Martin, operations manager of Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry. “It started as soon a...
News from Dick Zimmer, The Macman It appears that we are closing in on the end of a perch cycle. There is a huge number of incredibly large mature fish, and by large, I mean they are consistently bigger than I’ve ever seen in a lifetime of having fished there. Thirteen inches is not uncommon. &nbs...
Healthcare workers aren't alone in the front line response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Firemen, police personnel, emergency service agencies and grocery store employees have all have felt the impact of the pandemic in their daily work. As altered routines, extra precautions and additional duties are now the ne...
Charlo School District plans to continue with the current method of online instruction and bi-weekly packets. Arlee School District will continue to educate students electronically through June 30. Polson Superintendent of Schools Rex Weltz announced that he planned to recommend to the scho...
News from Polson Schools POLSON – During a time of distancing and disconnect, the Polson School District came together to support its community. When schools across the state were mandated to close due to COVID-19, the staff of Polson School District knew they had to continue to meet the needs ...
