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News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA - The DPHHS Public Health and Safety Division (PHSD), along with the agency’s Family and Community Health Bureau, has once again secured a renewed national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), extending its current accreditation status for another five years. This reaccreditation signifies the division’s ongoing commitment to meeting PHAB’s rigorous quality standards, and its continued capacity to evolve, improve, and advance the health of all Montanans. “We are so pleased to again be recognized by PHAB for achieving national standards that foster effectiveness and promote continuous quality impro...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently joined the Montana Departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Conservation in urging the Trump administration to keep expanding coal production to increase the supply of affordable and reliable...
The Port Polson Players continue their 50th Summer Theatre anniversary with the hit musical “Who Gets The Lake Place.” Pictured here are Mike Gillpatrick, Neal Lewing, Ann Peacock and Cathy Gillhouse who make up the cast for the 2025 production. This is the third time the Players have produced th...
News from FVCC, Wachholz College KALISPELL — The Wachholz College Center’s new film series, “Made in Montana,” continues every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Curated by Wachholz’s Technical Director, Dwight Camillucci, and Flathead native, Clayton McDougall, each screening has...
It is time…the 2025 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake is set to begin Thursday, Sept. 4 and end Sunday, Nov. 2. Nine weeks of lake trout fishing for anglers of all ages and skills will be casting their lines in the hope of catching lake trout at the end of their lines. Come out and join al...
From July 16-23, the town of St. Ignatius became a hub of cultural exchange as young adults from across the country spent a week in Montana as part of the American Exchange Project — a program designed to connect students with different communities across the United States. The program’s missi...
16-year-old dies in single-vehicle crash News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office RONAN — The identity of the person who died in a single vehicle crash on July 26, 2025, in the Hammer Dam area of Canal Road, east of Ronan, is 16-year-old, Keykem Lozeau, of Ronan. The Montana Highway P...
LAKE COUNTY — In early July, a transformation takes place on the eastern shorelines of Flathead Lake. As the Mission Mountains loom in the background, endless groves of trees begin to display little red fruit. The cherries glint like crimson jewels in the mid-day sun. For over 15 years, Maria ...
News and photos from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — On July 13th, Mary Jensen and Jane Larson, judges and members of the Polson Beautification Committee of the Greater Polson Foundation, selected the most beautiful gardens in the Polson area. For Businesses, they selecte...
News from USDA LAKE COUNTY — This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used ...
