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News from the Ronan School District RONAN — Ronan School District No. 30 has a school calendar change for its Kindergarten Round Up from March 30. Due to fluctuating considerations of COVID-19 this year, we have moved the date to Friday, April 23.  We will also be making appointments for children in order to be screened for basic school readiness skills. Please keep these details in mind as you make your plans to pre-enroll your child in kindergarten, and please, watch the paper for more details as they become available.  

News from Montana FWP  MONTANA — With the arrival of warmer weather and the start of Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering watercraft inspections at its office in Kalispell. Inspection stations are the first line of defense to stop the spread of aq...

We are halfway through Montana’s short legislative session, and Montanans are still waiting for Republican legislators and Governor Gianforte to get to work on creating the jobs and economic recovery they promised during the campaign season. In their absence, Democrats have led the way. Montanans ar...

The Polson Clubhouse of the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation has been up and running for over four months and the possibilities it offers just keep growing. The number of kids served has doubled, almost 90 a day, with minds being nourished, tummies being filled and bodies being exercised. This...

News from OPI Montana  MONTANA — Governor Gianforte recently signed into law the Montana TEACH Act (Tomorrow’s Educators Coming Home) – HB 143 – sponsored by Representative Llew Jones of Conrad.   This important legislation is ensuring that Montana’s teachers i...

News from the Montana Department of Revenue  The Montana Department of Revenue reminds Montanans 62 and older that they may qualify for the Elderly Homeowner/Renter Tax Credit, worth up to $1,000.  To receive the credit, a senior must have turned at least 62 in 2020; occupied a Montana resi...

News from the U.S. Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Interior Department  took steps to recommit to scientific integrity and empower the agency’s scientific and technical experts to use the best available science. Signed on Interior’s 172nd birthday and the 142nd birthda...

News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The Montana Book Award Committee has announced the winner of the 2020 Montana book award. Gretchen E. Minton’s book, “Shakespeare in Montana: big sky country’s love affair with the world’s most famous writer” is the ...

News from the Montana History Foundation HELENA — Nominations are now being accepted for the 32nd annual Montana Statehood Centennial Bell Award. This year’s award will honor the Montana History Teacher of the Year for grades 4-6. Montana grade school principals, superintendents, fellow teac...

News from Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation  POLSON — Scholarships are available this spring for Polson High School graduates provided by Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation organization. Money for PSEF is generated by various fund raising events, donations from individua...