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News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — On April 22, 2024, the Montana Quality Education Coalition and Disability Rights Montana filed a motion to stop the state from giving already scarce public-school money to private individuals and private school vendors. During the last legislative session, the Montana Legislature passed House Bill 393 (“HB 393”) as part of a slate of new laws intended to privatize education. HB 393 establishes a voucher scheme of private education savings accounts (“ESAs”) that students with disabilities may access only after waiving fundamental rights to a free appropriate public education under federal law and the quality educa...
News from Fred Barrett, Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 Lodge Exalted Ruler (Lodge President) Gail Nelson recently presented grant checks to rural fire departments in St. Ignatius Rural Fire - $1,805; Chief Cliff Rural Fire - $1,150; and Polson Rural ...
RONAN — During the first half of the school year, K-4 students at K. William Harvey Elementary school finished a series of 19 murals titled: Historic Monochromatic Floor to Ceiling Pixelated Portraits. Eleven of the 19 portraits are currently on display in the rotunda of the capitol building in Helena ...
News from Polson School District No. 23 POLSON — Polson Middle School students are working hard and putting in the effort for their state testing. The 5th and 8th grade students have completed the Science SBAC tests. Grades 5– 8 are currently working on the MAST pilot tests in mathematics an...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — CSKT Tribal Health recipients are asked to respond to a Long COVID survey. Have you been diagnosed with Long COVID? Are you experiencing symptoms you think might be related to your COVID-19 infection? (more than 3 months ago). Please take the brief survey at: https://hipaa.jotfor...
ARLEE — The annual Buttercup Run returned this year thanks to CSKT Tribal Health taking on the event to keep it going. Friends of Arlee Schools, Inc began the race decades ago. Several hundred people turned out for this year’s free event with distances including a one-mile fun run,...
News from Aaron Fulwiler, CASA of Lake & Sanders County LAKE/SANDERS COUNTIES — CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties extends heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the recent tragedy in Kansas and Oklahoma, underscoring the critical importance of safe supervised visitation spaces for c...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN – The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. will resume work on the US Highway 93 (US 93) Ronan-North project. Work will begin with limited milling and paving operations on US 93 from the intersection with...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN – The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. will resume work on the US Highway 93 (US 93) Ronan-North project. Work will begin with limited milling and paving operations on US 93 from the intersection with...
News from Energy Keepers Inc POLSON – Energy Keepers Inc began posting a new graphic online last week that shows the possible lake level ranges this summer. The Range of Forecast graphic will be updated every Monday afternoon through the spring and summer on the Energy Keepers website and Facebook...
