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lLAKE COUNTY — Absentee ballots were mailed last week to Lake County voters for the June 7 primary. Polls will be open across Lake County from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on Election Day. To check your voter registration status, learn how to register, locate precincts and find a complete list of federal, statewide and district candidates, visit sosmt.gov/elections/. The Valley Journal is profiling candidates for contested primaries at the local level, beginning with the races for county commissioner for the south district. Profiles of the two county sheriff-coroner and three Justice of the Peace candidates will appear in next week’s paper. For more information on federal and statewide cand...
PABLO — On Sunday afternoon, 17 students walked across the stage and were awarded diplomas during the graduation ceremony at Two Eagle River School. School administrator Rodney Bird told the students and the audience in his opening remarks that he was very proud of the seniors for what they have gon...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library offers Babysitting Online Certification. The Babysitting 101 Class has 10 lesson topics, 17 assignments and takes an average of 3-hours to complete. Sign-up for free with your library card....
News from Ronan Middle School RONAN — The Library of Congress has selected Ronan as an event site for Jason Reynold’s Youth Literature Ambassador Tour. Award-winning and bestselling children’s book author Jason Reynolds will visit Ronan middle and high school students as part of his &l...
RONAN — The boys and girls basketball teams at Ronan High School have won the chance to visit Alaska and compete in January as part of the Alaska Airlines Classic. Last fall, the Maidens participated in a sweepstakes called, the Alaskan Nights High School Movie Night. The event featured the ne...
News from Kaiser Health News MONTANA — A year after a new Montana law stripped local health boards of their rulemaking authority, confusion and power struggles are creating a patchwork oversight system that may change how public health is administered long after the pandemic is over. The law, w...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte FAIRFIELD — As the State of Montana awaits a response to its petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE), Governor Greg Gianforte recently heard concerns from residents of Teton Co...
News and Photo from Ninepipes Museum CHARLO — Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana will celebrate its co-founders, Laurel and Bud Cheff Jr., at two events planned for June and July. Laurel Cheff will be the featured artist at the First Saturday event held on June 4 at the museum from 10 a.m. to 3 ...
Gunner Baughman POLSON — Gunner Dennis Baughman was born on March 6, 2022, at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center’s Nesting Place. He was 20 inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Gunner’s parents are Amanda Garcia and Nicholas Baughman of Polson. Maternal grandmother is Sh...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — DPHHS preparing for healthcare coverage renewal process being later this year In anticipation of the federal public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, Department of Public Health and Human Services officials will soon launch an extensive outreach campaign to Mon...
