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RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee met with their newly selected engineering firm to discuss the upcoming work planned for downtown Ronan.  KLJ Engineering representatives Neil Putnam, Ian Butler-Severson, Gary Johnson, and Becky Bey attended the meeting via Zoom and explained KLJ was interested in the project due to their passion for helping small, rural and tribal communities. KLJ was recently selected by the committee to create both a downtown master plan and economic development strategic plan for Ronan. KLJ is based out of Bismarck, North Dakota, with an additional office in Kalispell. The planning and consulting firm specializes in aviation, environmental, fun...

News from USDA  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to submit comments for and virtually attend a public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (Commit...

News from Flathead Lakers POLSON — Bring your kayak, canoe, SUP or other human-propelled watercraft to the seventh annual Flathead Lakers POKER PADDLE in Polson Bay. The fun starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 22 and ends with lunch from the Kwataqnuk Resort.  Paddlers set their own pace...

LAKE COUNTY — Communities throughout Lake County got together on July 4 to celebrate the United States’ 247th year of independence.  In Polson, the holiday kicked off with the much-anticipated fireworks show held at dusk near Riverside Park on July 3. Community members made the event poss...

Local  earns dean’s list honors News from the University of Tampa TAMPA, FLORIDA — Spencer Henning of Polson earned dean’s list honors at The University of Tampa for the Spring 2023 semester. Henning is a sophomore majoring in psychology. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 ...

Marriages Kaylee Renay Thornley and Ian Joseph Stutz Lonnie Dale Hastings and Linda Sue Chenard Kayhe Nicole Durglo and Brandon Gerrit Bland Alexandra Dawn Plant and Rollin Rene Rennick Jeffrey Dane Smyth and Stacy Ann Finn Mark Ladane Howland and Ralynn Vee Brown Lawson Eugene Conklin...

News from the MT State Legislature HELENA — The State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee (STRC) will hold its first meeting of the interim beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, in Room 137 of the Montana Capitol and via Zoom. The committee will elect officers and chart its course for the inte...

News from Secretary Christi Jacobsen HELENA — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced last week that new business registrations in Montana surged again in June 2023. Roughly 5,300 new businesses were registered with the Secretary of State’s Office, easily surpassing the approximately ...

Samuel Bothel RONAN —Samuel Trygve Bothel was born June 28, 2023, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. He measured 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long. Parents are William and Clara Bothel of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Vicki Bothel of Ronan. Maternal ...

News from OPI HELENA – The new school accreditation rules in ARM 10.55 took effect on July 1. School accreditation standards include rules on curriculum, class sizes, teacher and staff qualifications, Indian Education for All, and student learning assessment to ensure all students receive a qualit...