Local News
News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — On Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. we invite all community members to join us for the first of two interactive virtual presentations to learn more about how the “All of Us Research Program” may help change the future of health. At the moment, health care is often one-size-fits all, but imagine a future where your healthcare is tailored to you. We want to make that future possible by creating a resource that allows researchers to conduct thousands of studies on health and disease. Participants must pre-register to attend. If you don’t have a Zoom account, you will need to create a log in. To register, go to: https://zoom.us/m...
News from Polson Business Community POLSON — The Polson Business Community is leading the way for positive change and growth for retailers, professionals, visitors and friends of downtown Polson. During a recent meeting, a new board of directors was elected, and planning for the ye...
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Polson Police Department awarded certificates to several officers for their exceptional service to the community during the 2020 year. Polson Police Chief Wade Nash said: “Their outstanding per...
News from the USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management practices. Existing CRP participants can now sign up f...
News from the Office of Jon Tester MONTANA — On the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that turned on the spigot of dark money in elections, U.S. Senator Jon Tester reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the corrosive influence of dark money and announced he will...
News from the Dept. of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today is warning Montanans of a widespread text message scam that masquerades as a message from the Department. At this time, it is believed that these scammers are sending fraudulent ...
News from Carroll College HELENA — Carroll College in Helena, named area students listed below, to its 2020 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a s...
News from SAFE Harbor RONAN — January marks the 17th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this traumatic and dangerous crime. It is critical to raise the issue of stalking as its own form of violence as well as a crime that frequently predicts and...
News from CSKT On Dec. 27th, 2020, Congress took the historic action of legislatively restoring the lands of the National Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, following the signing of the Montana Water Rights Protection Act (Public Law #116-260) and, si...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently issued a new directive to replace several complicated directives related to the pandemic. “Improving our response to the pandemic has been my top priority,” Governor Gianforte said. “Tod...
