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News from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — Michael O’Rourke of Polson, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. O’Rourke was initiated at Boise State University. O’Rourke is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of can...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana 4-H, the youth development program of Montana State University Extension, will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 with events and ceremonies across Montana. This year’s campaign, “Beyond Ready,” highlights the organization’s...
News from Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry POLSON — It has been 21 years that the Town Pump Charitable Foundation has been offering their annual campaign to raise funds for our now 118 Montana Food Banks. We have partnered up with them and taken the annual challenge. If we can raise $15,000 from Sept...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte BILLINGS – Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited with representatives from the HER Campaign to highlight their work to support survivors of human trafficking through residential programs. “Human trafficking is a despicable, heartbreaking crime...
Arlee High School celebrated homecoming last week with a win on the gridiron. The Warriors prevailed over Charlo’s Vikings, 62-20. Homecoming king and queen candidates were Darius Tewawina and Toni Hadley, nominated by the freshman class; Kaiden Ostby and Alonah Warrior, sophomore class nominees; Bridg...
News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell RONAN — On Oct. 30, at 6:30 a.m., the Lake County 911 Center took a report of a missing person. Patricia Clary, 62, of Ronan, was last seen on Oct. 29 at about noon in a store in Ronan. It is believed she went south on Hwy. 93 after being seen in Ronan....
POLSON — To increase transparency and understanding of local government and how it works, the City of Polson hosted a Civics 101 class on Oct. 29. Polson City Manager Ed Meece prepared a Powerpoint presentation that’s available at the city’s website for those interested who couldn&...
News from the Montana Ambassadors On Friday, Oct. 4, the Montana Ambassadors celebrated Frank Tyro, PhD, a pioneering television producer and professor, as the 2024 recipient of the Mike Malone Educator of the Year Award. This award is presented annually to a Montana educator who has demonstrated out...
News and photos from SIM-MT On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT) partnered with junior and senior nursing students at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo to conduct vital pediatric simulations. The training included scenarios such as asthma, overdose, burns, and hypothermia, provid...
