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POLSON — Despite numerous press reports announcing future plans to build a 50-megawatt data center in Polson, it’s clear that the project is in very preliminary stages. The announcement came June 3 during the Montana “On The Rise” Economic Summit, cohosted by Sen. Steve Daines and the Montana Chamber Foundation. A press release from Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office touted an investment to build the center in concert with Canadian entrepreneur and investor Kevin O’Leary (of “Shark Tank” fame), Bitzero CEO Akbar Shamji, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, represented at the conference by Tribal Secretary Martin Charlo. If b...
POLSON — The City of Polson held another public workshop last Wednesday, June 22, to discuss the possible implementation of a business license. The workshop began with changes made to the framework of the proposal thanks to feedback from the previous meeting. The first major change made was defining...
POLSON — Temperatures Saturday were in the 70s, and Riverside Park in Polson would typically be overflowing with families and kids frolicking in the still frigid (in this reporter’s opinion) waters of Flathead Lake. While the playground still had a few customers, the swim area was close...
MONTANA — Montana’s elected officials reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which had made abortion legal nationwide for nearly 50 years. The majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, written by Justice Samu...
News from Lake County Solid Waste ARLEE — The container site on North Valley Creek reopened on Tuesday, June 28. Lake County Solid Waste is staffing the site, opening and closing the containers to match the new hours. The site will be open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...
Raven Hall members stand for a photo with Flathead Lake Herb propietor Cori Monatukwa, who says he appreciates the groups efforts. The upcoming holiday he added, also marks his business’s one year anniversary.
News and Photos from Glacier Lake School ST. IGNATIUS — Montana’s first self-directed school celebrated the graduation of two students earlier this month. Kathren Smith and Seven Wolfe were awarded their diplomas at a small ceremony including family members, staff and cake.
POLSON — Under partly cloudy afternoon skies, summer was officially rung in by the arrival of the Mission Mountain Rodeo. Sanctioned by the Northern Rodeo Association (NRA), the rodeo pulled out all the stops, full of events from bareback riding to breakaway, and even some talented travelling ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department kicked off their fundraising for the summer with the 26th Annual VFD Auxiliary Picnic on Saturday, June 25. Bustling with activity, the day started off with a silent auction and a pig roast “with all the fixin’s,” a bouncy h...
PABLO — CSKT Tribal Health brought awareness to National Men’s Health Month through the first in-person Men’s Health and Family Safety Fair since the start of the pandemic. Held outdoors at the Salish Kootenai College campus to prevent any Covid spread during a time of rising infec...
