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DAILY GRIND DAILY GRIND

If you’ve gone to the Dobson Creek Coffee Company on Main Street and felt a bit of anxiety at seeing an empty shop, there is no need to worry. The Yost brothers moved their shop to the north side of town, next to Stella’s Bakery and Total Home along U.S. Highway 93. Troy and Trent Yost are ...

Business owner finds strength after fire

RONAN – A fire at S&S Sports completely destroyed the business and the inventory inside on Monday, March 14, at around 1 p.m.  Emergency crews throughout Lake County responded to the scene and worked for several hours to put the fire out. Police officers directed traffic on U.S. Highway 93 ...

Fire destroys business Fire destroys business

RONAN – A dark gray cloud of smoke rolled out of S&S Sports on U.S. Highway 93 near mile marker 43 on Monday, March 14, a little after 1 p.m.  The business was closed like usual on a Monday afternoon, and the gates surrounding the business were locked. Mark Trim saw the smoke and headed tow...

Shoppers pick favorite quilts at Walk Around Polson Shoppers pick favorite quilts at Walk Around Polson

POLSON — Winners of All In Stitches Quilt Walk Around Polson have been decided by public vote. Joyce Rux’s “Feels Like Spring” took the prize. The predominantly lavender and green quilt is adorned with time-intensive appliqué stitching outlining details of each design within...

Coco's Bike Shop Coco's Bike Shop

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Mountains prove a perfect backdrop for Coco’s Bicycle Shop, located just outside city limits of St. Ignatius. Thousands of bikes, bike parts, and other odds and ends are orderly littered as far as the eye can see. Coco Blood, owner of the shop, is quite handy and has be...

Businesses get energy help from government program Businesses get energy help from government program

RONAN – Energy costs can be a major expense for agriculture productions and small rural business, but the government wants to help with a grant program in an effort to increase American energy independence and lower energy bills.  “We want to increase economic opportunity,” said USD...

Free ag workshop offered

RONAN — USDA Rural Development in partnership with Montana Department of Environmental Quality Renewable Energy Program will host a series of seven free energy workshops “Making Energy Work for Your Small Business or Agricultural Operation” at various Montana locations.  A free, one...

Permanent pediatrician joins medical center staff Permanent pediatrician joins medical center staff

News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson announces the arrival of pediatrician Emily Hall, D.O., who joined the family medicine staff at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center on Jan. 11. Dr. Hall’s arrival marks the first permanent p...

Fees for dairy businesses still up in air Fees for dairy businesses still up in air

HELENA — Montana dairy businesses were left on edge as an Economic Interim Committee hearing drew to a close. Without a solution or timeline to proposed fee increases, no clear answers emerged from the meeting of invested stakeholders. The fees would support the Department of Livestock’s $130,000...

Workplace safety rewarded Workplace safety rewarded

POLSON — Montana State Fund, the largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Montana, declared a record $35 million dividend in November. The checks will be distributed to policyholders across Montana this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Montana State Fund President/CEO Laurence A. Hubbard...


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