CLEVELAND – A couple of months ago, the county jail in Cleveland started doing something that, prior to the pandemic, would have been unimaginable: it began releasing hundreds of inmates. The problems at the jail were impossible to ignore. In 2018, the facility, which was designed to hold 1,765 inmates, was housing about 2,500. In a period of just six months that year, eight inmates died of various causes, prompting a U.S. Marshals investigation of the jail, which described its conditions as “inhumane.” The jail’s troubles were emblematic of America’s mass incarceration problem, in which inmates spend months or years in jail on low-level charges or ...
RONAN — The Ronan Senior Center is in protection mode, the same as other businesses in the area, but you are still able to order a meal for pickup. This is a great way to get an inexpensive break from cooking your own meal and an added plus is it is very tasty. Thank you to our great cooks and delivery...
POLSON — As of May 7, the Polson Senior Center is still closed except for home meal delivery Monday thru Friday for $5. The menu is as follows: — Wednesday, May 13: baked chicken, rice, gravy, mixed vegetables, pea salad, butterscotch pudding — Thursday, May...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community. We are still adhering and following social distancing precautions. We are accepting take-out meal requests only. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residen...
MONTANA – A recent online poll of residents in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Utah found that a clear majority of respondents gave their governors and state local government high marks for their response to the coronavirus pandemic, with thoughts about the federal government’s response...
LAKE COUNTY – An individual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Lake County – although the case count in the county won’t be going up. The Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Unified Command Center reported that an individual traveling from out-of-state tested positive ...
By Karen Peterson / Valley Journal LAKE COUNTY – An individual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Lake County – although the case count in the county won’t be going up. The Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Unified Command Center reported that an individual travel...
LAKE COUNTY – As the Mission Valley weather becomes a little warmer, many residents are following a growing national trend created by the COVID-19 pandemic that involves getting their hands dirty and growing plants. “It’s been crazy,” said Hannah Potter of Delaney’s La...
LAKE COUNTY – The good news is that all five of the COVID-19 cases in Lake County have recovered, but it doesn’t mean that it’s time to let down your guard. The first case in the county was reported on March 26 and the fifth was on April 6. The Governor’s Coronavirus Task For...
LAKE COUNTY – Last week all school boards in the county decided to keep their campuses closed through the end of the school year. School officials made independent decisions to continue distance learning after Governor Steve Bullock, on May 7, gave districts across Montana the option to re-ope...
