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News from Mara Silvers Montana Free Press MONTANA — Public health officials and medical professionals testified Thursday against a state health department proposal that would weaken vaccination requirements at childcare centers for children and staff.  The amendments are part of a proposed rule change by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services. Under the changes, children would be allowed to attend childcare facilities and daycares without vaccinations against polio, measles, diphtheria and other diseases if they receive a religious exemption based on a declaration of “religious belief, observance, or practice.” The rule would also strike v...

RONAN — As Heather Knutson-Walter steps into her new role as executive director of Mission West Community Development Partners (MWCDP), she brings decades of experience and a fresh, yet homegrown approach to the job.  “The neat thing about this position is that I feel like it’s a re...

News  from MT Public Radio, MT PBS MISSOULA — “Fireline,” a podcast produced by Montana Public Radio in partnership with the University of Montana College of Business, has been named a national winner of the 2022 Edward R. Murrow Awards presented by the Radio Television Digital Ne...

RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery will hold another street closure event on Aug. 26, this time to raise money for the other cooperative in town, the Western Montana Musicians Co-op.  The co-ops have been working together for some time, the musicians filling every Wednesday at the brewery wi...

RONAN — With an equine rehab facility on the way once a barn is constructed, projected to finish in late 2023, the Infinity Appaloosa Ranch has expanded the offerings for horse care in Ronan.  The ranch, owned by Mistelle and Michael Lewis and managed by business partner Diana Whitworth, opened...

RONAN — Mission West Community Development Partners (MWCDP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Knutson-Walter as its new Executive Director effective Monday 8-1-2022. “Heather has the perfect combination of education, experience and passion to lead Mission West. We are delighted...

RONAN — The two cooperatives in Ronan are coming together this month to help support Co-op Brewery Taproom Manager Eric Brunet as he faces the navigates changes to his mobility.   Brunet suffers from a rare genetic neurological disorder called Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), or Episodic Ataxia, w...

News from Karen Dunwell, Flathead Lake Museum POLSON — Members of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum Board gathered in front of the museum to kick off the start of a multi-phase construction project. Donations from our community and the Polson Redevelopment Agency have made this work possible. The fi...

News from Karen Dunwell, Flathead Lake Museum POLSON — Members of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum Board gathered in front of the museum to kick off the start of a multi-phase construction project. Donations from our community and the Polson Redevelopment Agency have made this work possible. The fi...

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today continued his push to support Montana small businesses across the state grow and create good-paying jobs by securing $61,327,969 for Montana’s State Small Business Credit Initiative through the American Resc...