News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – To curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana, Governor Steve Bullock today (March 20) announced measures to close dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses and other activities that pose enhanced health risks, effective at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 20. This directive expires at 11:59 p.m. on March 27, the same day that school closures are set to expire, though the date will likely be extended. “Both young and older Montanans, in urban and rural communities, have tested positive for coronavirus, making it even more clear that this virus impacts us all and that these actions are imperative to protectin...
News from Lake County Election Administrator Katie Harding LAKE COUNTY – With COVID-19, the Lake County Election Office is recommending voters sign up for an absentee ballot for the Federal Primary Election to be held on June 2. This request is due to social distancing, quarantines and lim...
By Karen Peterson / Valley Journal POLSON – The 20 th Judicial District Court in Lake County put out a notice to attorneys on March 17 with guidelines concerning how to proceed with cases as the COVID-19 virus spreads. The administrative order from District Court Judge James Manley stat...
RONAN – The Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County announced that they are providing evening meals for all community school-age or younger children and teens on a grab and go basis Monday through Friday at the Ronan clubhouse from 4:30 to 6 p.m People are instructed to follow t...
POLSON — While Polson schools remain closed, grab and go meals will be available for all youth under the age of 18 at the following locations and times: Cherry Valley Elementary School – breakfast from 8-9 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Linderman Elementary School ...
POLSON – A father died by suicide after killing his two children in their home on Lakeview Drive in Polson on Friday, March 13. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said an investigation is underway. Bell said “it appears” the father killed the children and himself. Bell said the father of the c...
March 16, 2020 Dear Polson School District Families, We certainly understand that we all are in uncharted waters with much uncertainty. Our best-developed plans today most likely will change in hours as the Nation, Montana, and Polson School District adjusts to meet the needs of our students, sta...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today, March 12, issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency to exist within the state of Montana related to the communicable disease COVID-19 novel coronavirus. The emergency order puts the state on highest al...
FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION – Beginning immediately, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes implemented a government-wide partial shutdown. All department heads were directed to establish an essential services schedule through March 27. Department heads are firming up plans on what services wil...
LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Health Department’s Health Service Director Emily Colomeda said Lake County residents should take precautions to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. “This whole situation is changing every second it seems,” Colomeda said. “People should be usi...
