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News from Montana State Elks Association POLSON — The Mission Valley Elks Club will provide a free EZ Child ID to create an ID for the children in your life, from 3-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, at the Elks Club, 512 Main Street. Come take advantage of this amazing service. For questions, call 406-883-1695. You can also create an ID for the children in your life, from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Mission Valley Race Way, 1113 Reservoir Road. Come take advantage of this amazing service. For questions, call 406-883-1695. The system includes a relative’s card with contact information, fingerprints, photos and video interviews. Parents or guardians receive a printed EZ Ch...

Polson Schools announces all students eligible for free breakfast, lunch News from Polson School District #23 POLSON — Polson School District is happy to announce that all students are eligible for one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day for the 2024 to 2025 school year. There is...

News from the Montana Department of Transportation RAVALLI — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), along with construction partner Stillwater Electric, Inc., will begin the installation of safety measures on US Highway 93 (US 93), south of Ravalli. The project begins approximately 1 mile...

News from MT - DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) recently announced that it has received generous donations from Intrepid Credit Union and Toys for Tots that will help bring smiles to the faces of hundreds of children in foster care throughout Montana. &...

News from CSKT- NRD FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2024 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake will begin two weeks early on Sept. 5 and will end on Nov. 3. The event dates were moved up to try and alleviate the cold mid-November temperatures anglers have endured the past couple of years. Mack Days fi...

News from Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness will hold open try-outs on Monday, Sept. 16, from 4-6 p.m. for the Lake Monsters swim teams. The minimum skill requirement to join a team is the ability to swim the length (25 yards) in both freestyle and ba...

BOZEMAN — An edible blue honeysuckle berry called the haskap has emerged in recent years as a potential new superfood, but little scientific research has been done to investigate how the berries contribute to human health. Now, a research partnership at Montana State University aims to learn more about...

RONAN — Sophie Jo Markus was born on Aug. 22, 2024, at the St. Luke New Beginnings Birth Center. She measured 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long. Parents are Jerry and Daphne Markus of Polson.

News from Montana Historical Society HELENA — The Montana Historical Society’s popular Fall Lecture Series is back with a wide range of topics for September. The programs begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, with author Ian Wilson giving a book talk on “Catastrophe at Custer Cre...

News from the MT Dept. of Labor and Industry HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced that Montana’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in July, while the national rate rose to 4.3%, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Montana Department of Lab...