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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 detected, the consequences their introduction poses to the lake’s ecosystem, as well as the preventative measures being taken to keep them from entering. The educational event is a collaboration among the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Aquatic Invasive Species Program, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Flathead Lake Biological Station. Quagga and zebra mu...
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...
News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — On April 22, 2024, the Montana Quality Education Coalition and Disability Rights Montana filed a motion to stop the state from giving already scarce public-school money to private individuals and private school vendors. During the last legislative session, the...
News from Fred Barrett, Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 Lodge Exalted Ruler (Lodge President) Gail Nelson recently presented grant checks to rural fire departments in St. Ignatius Rural Fire - $1,805; Chief Cliff Rural Fire - $1,150; and Polson Rural ...
