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News from DPHHS HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced that the state will devote America Rescue Plan Act funds to increase access to quality child care services for Montana families, protect Montana seniors, and provide home energy and home water assistance to low-income Montanans. The governor is dedicating more than $38 million in ARPA funds to increase access to childcare for Montana parents and to stabilize the childcare system in Montana following the pandemic. “For too long, Montana’s working families have faced a shortage of child care providers, putting them on long wait lists and between a rock and a hard place. The pandemic only made the pro...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The Library has two telescope backpacks available for a one week checkout. A signed telescope checkout agreement and a Polson card in good standing allows the use of a Meade ETX-60 Telescope, two eyepieces, instruction manual, laminated guide...
Municipal elections in the Mission Valley’s three incorporated communities suddenly became races when multiple candidates filed on, or just before, the deadline of June 21. All three towns went from one, or in Polson’s case, no candidates for mayor to contests for each seat. In St. Ignat...
News from CSKT Local artists and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have come together for the Fourth of July weekend to host a concert to bring awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People issue. Proceeds for the event will be donated to the cause by the Snowbi...
FLATHEAD LAKE – Lake County Sheriff Don Bell reported that a human skull was located in the Flathead Lake on Wednesday, June 23, at 1:30 p.m. “Lake County 911 took a report that a human skull was located,” Bell said. “The report was made by operators of a gill netting boat who located...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department got back to having an annual picnic this year with their Saturday fundraiser after last year was canceled due to the pandemic. “We had a nice rebound after one year of nothing,” said department chief Reece Bailey. Bailey ...
An observance of Race Unity Day returned to the Mission Valley this year after a necessary absence last summer. Everyone was invited to bring a sack lunch and meet at the big shelter in the Ronan City Park for a conversation on healing the racism that has plagued our beloved country since well before its inc...
News from Wander Inn POLSON — Wander Inn is reopening their free meal program beginning with Family Table. On July 9, Journey Be will host a meal from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring taco bowls with fresh corn-on-the-cob and dessert. This program will continue to provide a free meal ...
News from the Montana University System The Montana University System has awarded the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship to two students from Polson High School, Leila Shoemake and Kyra Spencer. The MUS Honor Scholarship is a renewable scholarship offered by the Montana Bo...
POLSON — Linderman Gymnasium is officially open for business. The occasion was celebrated with an open house as more than 200 community members took the opportunity to tour the new facility on Friday afternoon. “I am very excited and ready to get people back into this gym,” maintenance d...
