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POLSON — Welcome to the “No left turn without a light or a four-way stop” traffic season. If you drive around Polson, you will know what this means. Also, highway construction season has begun if you hadn’t noticed, however, the streets don’t have a season.  Mother’s Day is on May 12; the busiest for the pizza parlors. We provide ride services for elderly and disabled persons in the Polson area for a $5 charge. Call in the day before or earlier for a ride. There is a $1 charge for additional stops. Time slots are available from 8-10 a.m. or 12:30-3 p.m. Early reservations are highly recommended. Two positions are available with the Nutrition...

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu:  —  Wednesday, May 8: taco bar, salad, dessert  — Friday, May 10: Swedish meatballs, sala...

FLATHEAD LAKE — A tiny creature that poses a huge threat to Flathead Lake was the subject of an annual mussel walk event held April 24 at Salish Point in Polson. Polson Middle School seventh graders cycled through six stations that explained what quagga and zebra mussels are, how they’re detec...

News from the Montana Department of Transportation LAKE COUNTY — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. crews will be finishing up sidewalk work, starting near Dairy Queen then moving to Round Butte Road, starting on the south end of the project and moving we...

CHARLO — Local farmers and ranchers met with the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project team on April 15 to discuss water levels. Skye Cooley, a hydrologist, shared information about snowpack in the area. “We currently have about 74 percent to 78 percent of our average snowpack,” Cooley said...

News from Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts LAKE COUNTY — This year the Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts takes great pleasure in announcing that four deserving students were recently awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to $2000 each. Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts, a non-profit 501(c)(3) or...

News from the Lake County Election Office LAKE COUNTY — Election judge training was completed on Saturday, April 27 and on April 29 Lake County Commissioners appointed 124 election judges and designated polling places for the 2024-2026 election cycle.    Polling place location changes...

News from MSU News Service BOZEMAN — A Montana PBS documentary recounting the harrowing experiences of smokejumpers who survived a 1961 wildfire and another documentary by Montana PBS and 4:08 Productions that looks at the life and work of famed Montana author Ivan Doig are among the nominees for ...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte BIG ARM — On April 24, Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) Director Dustin Temple celebrated the formal opening of a new public archery range at Flathead Lake State Park in Big Arm.  “Since taking office, we&r...

News from the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana NINEPIPES — Ninepipes Museum is pleased to announce it was recently awarded a grant through the foundation for Montana History. The project involves recording the stories of the collection through the people of the Flathead Reservation in collabor...