LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Public Health Director Emily Colomeda presented some startling numbers during the health board’s monthly meeting Oct. 19. As of that date, COVID-19 had claimed 66 lives since the beginning of the pandemic, and of those, 28 have died since July 1. This was grim news following a week in which more Montanans were hospitalized with the virus than at any other time during the pandemic. A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services also shows that from Feb. 7 to Sept. 4, 88.6% of those hospitalized for COVID-19 were not fully vaccinated, and 83.5% of COVID-associated deaths were among those not fully vaccinated. A day afte...
In March of 2020 Mission Valley Has Talent auditions were complete and we had 14 finalists. On the night of March 12 all finalists rehearsed and were ready for the next night’s talent show. During the night word spread that gatherings everywhere were canceling because of COVID-19. We cancelled. We h...
Green energy is the wave of the future, with more and more solar systems coming online every day. But as new technologies have proliferated, policies haven’t always kept up, and lack of uniform energy policy across the country means that many solar power producers in Montana are losing banked ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Gianforte today visited Discovery Kidzone in Clancy to promote $31 million in grant funds available to child care facilities across Montana. “For too long, Montana’s working families have faced a shortage of child ca...
RONAN —The Mission Valley Senior Center is open three days a week for meals: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon until one. Come early and play pool with the guys or just come and talk and drink coffee with the gals. The only menu I have for this week is our birthday dinner on Friday, Oct. 29....
POLSON — Check out our Book Nook with books to read here or to go. Organized activities offered by the Senior Center in Polson are open to everyone. A low fee ($0.50) is charged for exercise class for each day you attend. The class uses a video presentation and instructor for the gentle exercises...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner and/or pinochle. Meals are served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. W...
POLSON — Two candidates are vying to fill a vacant seat in Polson’s Ward 2, an expansive district that includes Mission Bay, and residential neighborhoods bordered by 5th Street E. and the area just north of Hillcrest Drive. David Coffman Background & Education: Grew up in Sac...
POLSON — Two candidates are seeking to replace Ward 1 commissioner Lou Marchello, who is stepping down after a long tenure in public service, including stints as mayor and now commissioner. The district extends across the river to Rocky Point Rd., east to Fifth Street E., and north to 11th Avenue. ...
POLSON — District Court Judge James Manley experienced a career first in Lake County Drug Court last week when he expunged the record of program graduate Angela Evans. Expungement, according to the American Bar Association, “is the process by which a record of criminal conviction is destroyed ...
