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News from DPHHS MONTANA - The Montana Asthma Control Program (MACP) has been honored with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2025 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. This national recognition celebrates MACP’s exceptional, whole-community approach to coordinating public health, housing, environment, clinical care, and community partners to deliver comprehensive asthma care and improve Montanans’ health outcomes. “We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition,” said BJ Biskupiak, DPHHS MACP Manager. “This award truly reflects our deep commitment to improving the quality of life for Montanan...

News from the Office of the Governor  HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz recently formalized a landmark Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State of Montana and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. This historic agreement establis...

News from the MT Dept. of Labor & Industry HELENA - The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) announced recently it will begin enforcing the Legal Employment and Government Accountability Law, a new state law that requires employers to verify the lawful employment status of all workers pr...

POLSON -  Polson Churches are hosting free community friendship dinners on Friday nights starting at 5 p.m. Different churches take turns hosting, with each church in charge of a different week of each month. While there are different flavors of churches and meals, each one is free and open to the publi...

News from Glacier Old Dawgs Powerlifting POLSON — Polson High School is the hosting venue for the USPA drug tested “Take Back the Power” event. This will be the third year that Glacier Old Dawgs Powerlifting has brought the United States Powerlifting Association/USPA competition to the...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are advising all Tribal members to avoid consuming all species and sizes of fish harvested from the lower Clark Fork River from the Bitterroot River near Missoula to the Flathead River near Pa...

The Port Polson Players continue their 50th season with the sentimental comedy “On Golden Pond.” The award-winning play, written by Ernest Thompson, runs ten times out at Polson’s 1938 air-conditioned theatre on the lake. Along with Neal and Karen Lewing (pictured here) the show features a ...

News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell POLSON — On June 25, 2025, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant upon the Polson residence of 71-year-old Kenneth Galewyrick, and arrested him for an outstanding warrant from the State of Wisconsin.   Galewyrick, a former ph...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte KALISPELL – Governor Greg Gianforte recently joined law enforcement officers and advocates in Kalispell to recognize a new Montana law that strengthens penalties for drivers who kill a person while driving under the influence of alcohol. “This ne...

News from Women 4 Wellness LAKE COUNTY — The greatest number yet of women with serious health findings discovered at a Women 4 Wellness event happened this past May. Seven women were found to have positive screenings that required further testing to determine extent. These detections have the powe...