News from the United States Congress U.S. CONGRESS — Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale and the entire Wyoming and Idaho delegations urged Secretary Deb Haaland to listen to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study that states the grizzly bear has fully recovered in the Northern Continental Divide and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystems proving that it is time to delist the species and requesting more information on the path forward. “The successful recovery of the NCDE and GYE grizzly bear epitomizes what the authors of the Endangered Species Act first envisioned. We are hopeful that future management of the bear will follow the science,...
ST. IGNATIUS — Our grand reopening was wonderful. Forty-six people enjoyed a delicious meal of ribs with all the fixings, and a rousing game of bingo. We hope to see lots of folks for our lunches and dinners. Menu for the next week: — Friday, April 30: taco salad, sides, ...
On Polson Skatepark’s Facebook page, a 6-year-old girl in a helmet, kneepads and a pink princess dress, plunges fearlessly into a 12-foot bowl on her skateboard, effortlessly skimming side to side. It’s a scene that captures the whimsy and finesse of skateboard culture – a sport th...
RONAN – Ronan Police Chief Ken Weaver is moving forward with his retirement plans and looking for his replacement. “I told the mayor that I would give five years and it has been almost six and a half, so I think it’s time,” he said. Weaver said a song by John Muir w...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to adhere to and follow social distancing precautions. This way our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other.&nb...
ST. IGNATIUS — By the time you read this, we will have had our grand re-opening. As of this week, the health department has told us that we can resume going through the line at the steam tables. We will ask folks to use hand sanitizers and common sense when serving themselves. It ...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission efficiently marched through several agenda items during last Monday’s meeting. At the top of the agenda was a contract with Mission West Community Development for economic development services, which will include marketing Polson Redevelopment Agency g...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Fire broke out along the Flathead River five miles west of Dixon on Wednesday, April 7, at around 2 p.m. and burned for several days. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire responded and identified the incident as the Sinkhole Fire. Officials report...
ST. IGNATIUS — The center opened for meals last week on April 6. We are serving lunches each Tuesday and Friday at noon, and dinners on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 5:30 p.m. Take-out meals are available for those days. Call by 10 a.m. to order a take-out lunch and by 2 p.m. for a tak...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to adhere to social distancing precautions, so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepti...
