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Ronan School District announces annual kindergarten round-up

RONAN — Ronan School District No.30 is conducting their annual Kindergarten Round Up pre-registration for Ronan and Pablo residents. Registration to pre-enroll for both elementary schools for the upcoming 2023/2024 school year, will be held at: K. Wm. Harvey Elementary School on Friday, April 1, from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Beginning March 29, you may call to make registration appointments by calling Ronan School District No. 30 at 406-676-3390 ext. 7700 (Pablo Elementary); ext. 7300 (Ronan/KWH Elementary) or ext. 7450 (Special Services Department). To be eligible for kindergarten a student must be 5 years old, or 4 years old, on or before Sept. 10, 2023. Enrollments for pre-registrati...


McNutt family seeks support after remaining roof collapses McNutt family seeks support after remaining roof collapses

By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal RAVALI — The McNutt family has had a difficult year, Dawn McNutt shared, as what remained of their roof came crashing to the ground earlier this month.  The family first lost part of their roof two years ago during high winds. While their church and the c...


Budget, taxes, education, social issues likely to dominate legislature’s second half

By Caven Wade & Elinor Smith, UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism MONTANA — The 68th Montana Legislature, with an unprecedented Republican supermajority, is halfway through its 90-day session and the next 45 days promise to be dominated by debates over the s...


Polson Alliance Church welcomes new pastor Polson Alliance Church welcomes new pastor

News from the Polson Alliance Church POLSON — On March 5, the Polson Alliance Church in Polson, members of the Rocky Mountain District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance who have been without a pastor for well over a year, welcomed Pastor Jason and Tambi Burrough to lead its congregation.&nb...


Mission Valley Choral Society plans Palm Sunday weekend concerts

News from the Mission Valley Choral Society MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Choral Society Director Christian Bumgarner is directing his last concerts in Montana on Palm Sunday weekend — 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Mission in St. Ignatius and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at the Immaculate...


Community shows outpouring of support for future ice arena Community shows outpouring of support for future ice arena

POLSON — The Mission Valley Ice Arena recently held a fundraiser in their ongoing efforts to complete the final push towards starting construction.  Held in Polson’s Glacier Brewery, board member Hilary Lozar said the event was standing room only. “It went incredibly well. We were s...


ShamRockers celebrate women with free concert ShamRockers  celebrate women with free concert

News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — The Montana ShamRockers are celebrating Women’s History Month with a free concert centering on that theme Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at Polson’s Beautiful Theatre on the Lake. No reservations are necessary, but it’s suggested to arrive a...


Victim of fatal vehicle crash near Ronan identified

News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell RONAN — On March 6, 2023, at around 7 a.m., Lake County 911 took the report of a single vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 93, north of Ronan, near the intersection of Spring Creek Rd. Responding officers identified that the crash had taken place the previous n...


Montana’s housing puzzle at the legislative halftime Montana’s housing puzzle at the legislative halftime

HELENA — There’s broad bipartisan agreement in the Montana Capitol that rising housing costs, driven by the state’s finite supply of homes and rapid in-migration from other states, rank among the most pressing issues facing Montana residents.  According to real estate website Zillow...


How environmental policy proposals are faring at Legislature’s halfway mark How environmental policy proposals are faring at Legislature’s halfway mark

MONTANA — As the 2023 Legislature enters its second half, Montana Free Press is assessing how bills falling under the environmental umbrella — broadly defined — fared during the first 45 days of the session. Here we zero in on proposals to strike, add or amend laws and rules regulating coal...


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