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Montana State geologist’s Antarctic research focuses on accumulations of rare earth elements 

  BOZEMAN – They’re in the headlines every week – critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements essential for high-technology and national security applications. While nations and businesses around the globe strategize to secure supplies of the coveted resources, Montana State University geologist Zachary Burton studies how rare earth elements are moved by geochemical and aqueous forces, such as freeze-thaw cycles and snowmelt, to concentrate in different environments. “Rare earth elements aren’t technically rare – they are somewhat ubiquitous at very low concentrations – but highly concentrated...


St. Ignatius seniors for July 9, 2025

ST. IGNATIUS - Good Old Days activities at the St Ignatius Senior Center:  St Ignatius Senior Center will host a Pancake Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 12.   There will be a silent auction instead of a raffle, at the barbecue Friday night at the Pavilion and Saturday at the Senior...

Polson seniors for July 9, 2025

POLSON - Happy Bastille Day! The French celebrate their rebellion (July 14, 1789) from the King of France. The rebellion was sparked by hunger, and the blind eye of the King toward the basic needs of the citizens of France. Activities (air conditioned): -  Wednesday Play Day: cards, board games, k...

Sign up for surplus licenses, over-the-counter B licenses now available

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Hunters can now sign up for the Surplus List, which is a list of leftover licenses that were not distributed by the drawing. The list will be randomized, with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize thei...

Boys and Girls Club members attend red-carpet premiere

POLSON — Busloads of children descended upon Showboat Stadium 6 early Friday morning, June 20, for a special movie premiere. The boys and girls were the first in Lake County to view the latest Disney blockbuster film, "Elio." Though the Showboat has done movie premieres in the past for Montana-produced...

St. Ignatius Fire Department Auxiliary hosts 30th annual Firefighters’ Picnic

ST. IGNATIUS — Guns, ping-pong tables, chainsaws, and deer skulls: did a new pop-up shop come into Mission this past Saturday? Not quite. The goods being sold were a part of the annual St. Ignatius Firefighter’s Picnic that brought community members together to celebrate on an overcast day. Last ...

St. Ignatius seniors for JUne 25, 2025

ST. IGNATIUS - Good Old Days is coming up and our St. Ignatius Senior Center will hold their pancake breakfast on July 12, from 7 to 11 a.m. We will raffle off a basket for Good Old Days. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the barbecue on Friday night, July 11. Bingo will be played at the center on...

Polson seniors for June 25, 2025

POLSON - Fire season is upon us.  Be careful with fireworks and campfires!  As the story goes, Elizabeth Willing Powel approached Benjamin Franklin on a street in Philadelphia after the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and asked “Well Doctor, what have we got, a Republic or a...

Municipal candidate filings named

News from the Lake County  Election Office LAKE COUNTY — The following individuals have filed for positions in the Sept. 9 Municipal Primary Election.  Mayor of St. Ignatius - Daren Incashola Town Judge of St. Ignatius - Mary Leishman City Commissioner of St. Ignatius (At Large...

Multiple needs balanced as projected lake levels lower

News from CSKT, EKI POLSON – At a critical time to capture water in Flathead Lake, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Energy Keepers Inc. are implementing a solution to balance the multiple needs of the community. EKI will implement a 45 percent reduction in the license required minim...

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