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News from S&K Gaming POLSON — Second grade students at Linderman Elementary School were given pumpkins, donated by the KwaTaqNuk Resort, to paint and get in the spooky spirit as part of the Polson Business Community’s annual pumpkin painting contest. Teachers encouraged students to let their creativity shine with paint, glitter, ribbons and yarn. Decorated pumpkins were turned in for judging and put on display at the KwaTaqNuk for all to see on Monday Oct. 26. “We didn’t get as many pumpkin submissions this year as we have in the past. I’m sure it had to do with the number of remote learners, but the competition was strong,” said KwaTaqNuk ...

UM News Service MONTANA — New University of Montana research highlights how climate change and wildfires could profoundly alter forests across the Rocky Mountains. UM scientists examined where high-severity wildfires – combined with hot, dry conditions following fire – are likely to...

News from OPI MONTANA — The Montana Office of Public Instruction received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development to general and special educators in serving special needs students.  The grant is authorized by the federal In...

CHARLO — Last week was homecoming week for students at Charlo High School, and while some of the traditional homecoming activities were not feasible due to COVID-19 restrictions, Viking pride could still be found everywhere. Students dressed up on Monday showing off their patriotic pride. On Tuesday...

POLSON — The homecoming of 2020 will be one to remember for the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates. After many of the traditional homecoming activities had already been sidelined due to the coronavirus pandemic, the football, volleyball and girls’ soccer homecoming games where all canceled due to...

UM News Service MONTANA – As demand for COVID-19 testing increases across Montana, the University of Montana is launching a new partnership with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to process COVID-19 tests on campus. The partnership between UM and DPHHS will provide the ...

News from the Polson School District POLSON — Amy Williams, a special education teacher at Polson Middle School, was the recipient of the 2020 Teresa Veltkamp award for excellence in Indian Education for All.  This prestigious award was created in honor and memory of its namesake Teresa Ve...

POLSON — The COVID-19 pandemic may have canceled fundraising events for many charitable organizations throughout the Mission Valley but the Rotary Club of Polson has not let that dampen their spirit of giving.  “Our fundraising has definitely been impacted,” said Bret Richardson, pr...

RONAN — With COVID-19 concerns still looming on many high school campuses across the state, Ronan High School celebrated their annual homecoming parade a little differently. The students held a reverse parade on Friday afternoon in place of the more traditional parade of marching down Main Street. ...

ARLEE — Homecoming festivities were kept to a minimum this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although the traditional crowing ceremony continued.  Homecoming royalty waved to the crowd during halftime at the football game on Friday night, which included Shannon Haworth, Micah Johnson, Sara Sch...