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RONAN/PABLO — This spring, due to social distancing as a result of CO-VID 19, Ronan School District No. 30 is conducting their annual Kindergarten Round Up pre-registration for Ronan and Pablo residents, via telephone call-in. Registration to pre-enroll, for both elementary schools for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year, will be held on the following dates and times by calling the elementary school your student will be attending in the fall. You may reach a building secretary at the following telephone numbers: Pablo Elementary: 406-275-7700; KWH: 406-528-7300; or at Special Services: 406-528-7450. To be eligible for kindergarten, a student must be 5 years old or 4 years old on or ...
LAKE COUNTY – The good news is that all five of the COVID-19 cases in Lake County have recovered, but it doesn’t mean that it’s time to let down your guard. The first case in the county was reported on March 26 and the fifth was on April 6. The Governor’s Coronavirus Task For...
UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. The BBER report details the...
MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is encouraging Montana employers to sign up for the State Information Data Exchange System to receive next-day Unemployment Insurance claims-related notices electronically. “By signing up for this platform, employers can help us process cl...
The lights may not be on inside Arlee’s buildings, but the Light Up Arlee event on Wednesday night sent a bright spark of hope and a sense of togetherness through the community. Arlee Schools staff and faculty, along with several law enforcement and EMS vehicles, made up a parade containing 50 vehic...
LAKE COUNTY – Last week all school boards in the county decided to keep their campuses closed through the end of the school year. School officials made independent decisions to continue distance learning after Governor Steve Bullock, on May 7, gave districts across Montana the option to re-ope...
MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Education approved the Montana Office of Public Instruction’s application for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds under the federal CARES Act. Montana will receive $41.3 million to support local school districts in responding to the COV...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — Governor Steve Bullock today announced that he has appointed Councilman Martin Charlo of Pablo to the Invasive Species Council. Charlo is a representative of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and a Tribal Councilman for the Confederated Salis...
POLSON – Korren Fehrenbach, 25, of Polson, was employed as a Lake County Sheriff’s Office detention officer and was arrested on Tuesday, April 28. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, an internal affairs investigation uncovered details leading to the arrest. Fehrenbach was charged ...
News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RESERVATION – To burn from May 1 to June 30, a burn permit is needed. Applications are available at the Division of Fire website, csktfire.org. People should burn early in the day, check weather for afternoon or next day wind condition...
