Articles Written By: Taylor Davison

PABLO — Three students at SKC are making a name for themselves by creating an opportunity within the nursing school for students to get hands-on experience overseas.  Part of the Global Brigades initiative, third year nursing students Melissa Oden, Michelle Zempel, and Stephanie Robinson will l...

POLSON — The Mission Valley Animal Shelter is back with its first in-person fundraiser dinner since the start of COVID.  “Things are going great,” commented development director Julyn Dewitt. “We have some amazing items that’ve been donated.” The Wags and Whiske...

PABLO — SKC has recently been awarded several million dollars in grants for the next several years, which they intend to invest in students across a wide range of ages.  As part of a joint effort with the University of Montana and Montana Tech, in which SKC was the lead entity, the team receive...

LAKE COUNTY — Kids of the Ronan Boys and Girls Club got the opportunity of a lifetime on Oct. 5-9 as they were invited to Florida to witness a NASA rocket launch in person.  A new program partnered with NASA and funded by the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA), &l...

POLSON — On Oct. 3, the Polson City Council discussed the potential use of TIF or Gas Tax funding to improve and repair roads throughout the town. City Finance Officer Kim Sassaman presented to the council a potential application for the Gas Tax Distribution Program by the state, which required a re...

LAKE COUNTY — After eight years on the bench, Justice of the Peace Randy Owens has decided to leave the position at the end of his term. This leaves locals Michael Larson and Rick Schoening as the two candidates for the nonpartisan position. Each answered questions to help voters better understand thei...

POLSON — The City of Polson is in the process of gathering materials to erect a park exclusively for small dogs, 20 pounds or less.  The whole project got its start thanks to local Wanda Heintz, who has three small dogs under ten pounds and has struggled to find appropriate places to take them ...

POLSON — A Montana-made film, The Year of the Dog, is offering Montanans a special sneak preview of the film at local theaters, including Polson’s own Showboat Cinema, throughout the state before it becomes commercially available.  “We’re always looking for independent films t...

POLSON — At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 28, officers executed a search warrant that led to the arrest of a Polson man.  According to testimony provided in court, Christopher Woods, 26, allegedly shot his mother-in-law multiple times with a BB gun with the encouragement of his wife earlier...

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Soccer Association is well underway this year with their fourth game coming up this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the St. Ignatius practice field.  Started about 20 years ago, the association includes kids in kindergarten through sixth grade from Ronan, Pa...