MONTANA — As part of the National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC3) and the Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) partnered to help Montanans take a stand against destructive invasive species. The organizations then collaborated with the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation to explain that when it comes to preventing invasive species from taking over the wildlife, there are a few simple steps every Montanan can take to help. The first is to watch out for noxious weeds. While Montanans are no stranger to knapweed and leafy spurge, dozens more have made their way into Montana’s landscapes. Two of p...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Hunter education courses are open to registration in Kalispell, Polson, Eureka, and Plains. Registration is free and available online at: https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education. Additional courses will become available this spring...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also a...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center serves the senior citizens of the Polson area and beyond. Our organization is committed to serving citizens in their ‘golden’ years. It sure sounds better than ‘graying’ or ‘sagging’ years. So here it is again, where the Iri...
News by Valley Journal Staff LAKE COUNTY — More than two dozen prisoners have filed lawsuits against various officials in the City of Polson and Lake County and the entities themselves in the past six months in regard to conditions at the Lake County Jail. A judge in federal court in Miss...
LAKE COUNTY — I’ve been in sleuth-mode lately. With the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board fully formed and a deadline of March 16 looming to register “existing uses” of water with the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), I’ve been navigating t...
RONAN — The Ronan Revitalization Committee announced during a Feb. 22 meeting that the city of Ronan was recently able to purchase property behind the Second Chance Saloon. “We’ve been trying to buy that property for years,” Public Works Director Dan Miller commented. ...
RONAN — The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes Division of Engineering and Water Resources held an event last week to answer questions about ongoing projects tied to the CSKT Water Compact. The four-hour event was meant to be informal, allowing attendees to come as their schedule allowed to ask abo...
RONAN — The Ninepipes Museum received a new storage shed last week thanks to the combined efforts of a supportive community. The ever-growing museum has been using their basement to store ladders and tools alongside important storage sections for both their gift shop and their collections. The multi...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center serves the senior citizens of the Polson area and beyond. Our organization is committed to serving citizens in their ‘golden years.’ It sure sounds better than ‘graying’ or ‘sagging’ years. Activities: We are ha...
