MONTANA — Senator Jon Tester held a rural press phone call recently, opening up discussion about concerns such as the national debt, bank failures, and the continued influx of fentanyl into Montana communities. Tester began by addressing “the elephant in the room,” the possibility of defaulting on the national debt. “I want to be perfectly clear – defaulting on our debt would crash our economy. And that is not an overstatement, that is a fact,” Tester stated. “It would make life harder for every single family, every single small business, every single family farm in Montana.” The House has been discussing defaulting on the na...
HELENA — A Helena district court judge on Thursday blocked Montana from enforcing a new law that bans the most common abortion procedure after roughly 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-sponsored House Bill 721 was signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte Tuesday and took effect immediately — a ...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials are reporting a recent increase in the number of cases of chickenpox reported in school-aged children. And, at least half of these infections were acquired from an adult family member with shingles....
HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday that he had signed a bill banning Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok over concerns its data-sharing practices jeopardize user privacy and national security. The ban, which the governor’s office said was the first of its kind in the natio...
RONAN — The Western Montana Musician’s Co-op had their fourth songwriting workshop on Saturday, part of their SongMT series open to all. The songwriting workshops are open to all and invite those curious about learning to write songs to come and collaborate with a special guest musician ...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, May 24: soup, sandwiches, salad, dessert — Thursday, May 26: roast beef dinn...
POLSON — Last week Armed Forces Day was celebrated. May 29 is Memorial Day. Remember those who are dear to us, particularly those who offered their lives or lost their lives in military service. Patriots all, Heroes all, Remembered Always. Check this newspaper for events scheduled in our community. ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Thank you to all the people that bought raffle tickets, played bingo and bought baked goods. Your support is much appreciated. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a meal with us. We would love to have old neighbors and new neighbors come and enjoy our meals. If you would like a menu...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — This year’s river honoring saw a return to pre-COVID numbers as students and members of the community gathered to pay respect to and learn about natural resources. The river honoring is a celebration of the Flathead River and the resources and sustenance it carries from ...
POLSON — The new Navigating Road to Life Transitions Fair kicked off its first year in the Boys and Girls Club last Friday, compiling resources for families raising children with disabilities. “I have a daughter who’s medically fragile, and in her 27 and a half years of having a di...
