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FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation will go to the polls Saturday, Dec. 13, to elect councilmembers to represent four districts and one at-large councilmember. People can vote now in the main tribal headquarters, or they can vote on election day Dec. 13 at all the tribal senior centers across the reservation. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Districts to elect new councilmembers include Polson, Ronan, Elmo and Arlee. Voters at all polling places may vote for the at-large councilman. To make people more informed about the 10 candidates, a candidate forum was held Dec. 3. Danielle Matt, Dixon represen...
News from Friends of Children - Western Montana Partners POLSON — Friends of the Children – Western Montana is partnering with Valley Bank in Polson and the Lake County Courthouse to help bring joy and warmth to the 32 children enrolled in the organization’s Flathead Nation program thi...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — The last drawing for a guided bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation is Jan. 5. Chances are $10 each, and there is no limit on the number of chances each hunter can purchase. The lottery is a way FWP partners with the Blackfeet Tribe to de...
News from Flathead Valley Community College KALISPELL — Flathead Valley Community College’s Art Department is offering two ways for the community to support art students as they finish up the fall semester. First up is the FVCC Art Department’s annual Student Art Club Sale on ...
POLSON — On Wednesday Dec. 3, at approximately 3:30 p.m. the City of Polson Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a vehicle submerged in the river, off the corner of 7th Ave. W and Kerr Dam Road. Arriving units found no occupants around the vehicle, and a search with underwater drone found no o...
News from The Montana ShamRockers POLSON — The Montana ShamRockers, Polson’s own premiere Irish folk group, presents a free Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Polson’s beautiful Theatre on the Lake, home of Port Polson Players. The family-friendly program features tra...
BOZEMAN – In new research published this week, work by a Montana State University scientist aims to explore the gradations in elevation-dependent changes in climate, including in mountainous ecosystems like those in Montana and the Rockies. John Knowles, an assistant professor in MSU’s Departm...
News from the Lake County Planning Board LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Planning Board is currently seeking volunteers to serve on the following boards: Lake County Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Planning & Zoning Commission, and City County Planning Board. Appointments begin on Jan...
By MHP Colonel Kurt Sager MONTANA — This holiday season, we want every Montanan and visitor to get to and from their destination safely. December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month because during the holidays we tend to see an increase in DUI crashes and fatalities as there ar...
Unity Bank holds Winter Clothing Drive POLSON — Unity Bank, 104 Ridgewater Drive, is holding a Winter Clothing Drive where your generous donations will be distributed to families in need this winter. Drop off donations Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Daines awarded for support o...
