KALISPELL — Advocates for the homeless are calling for compassion in Flathead County after a homeless man was murdered in Kalispell early Sunday morning. The killing comes as the community struggles to deal with a growing homeless population that has become the subject of strong rhetoric from local officials — rhetoric that some say may have led to the deadly assault. According to court records, officers with the Kalispell Police Department responded to an assault outside a gas station at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found a man face down, covered in blood, with significant injuries to his head. The man, later identified as Scott Bryan, 60, was tra...
POLSON — The county building that previously housed drug court, IT, and Sheriff’s detectives was demolished last week to make way for new expansions for the growing county offices. While the building has been owned by the county for a number of years, County Commissioner Steve Stanley sh...
POLSON — The pediatric dental program at Tribal Health clinics in both Polson and St. Ignatius have reported new achievements in local kids’ dental health thanks to renewed efforts spearheaded by their newest pediatric dentist Dr. David Burke. “From the first day on, Dr. Burke want...
POLSON — The Polson VFW spiced up this year’s Fourth of July Parade with their second ever reenactment of the historic battles at Lexington and Concord. Held before the start of the parade proper, the reenactment aims to bring a little extra history to the festivities ever year and remin...
POLSON — Main Street was closed in front of the Showboat Cinema in Polson on Thursday evening as a red carpet was laid out for the world premiere of the new film “Somewhere in Montana.” A local production written and directed by Brandon Smith and produced by Eden Matson, (both from...
MONTANA — The Montana Newspaper Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest announced its award winners last week. Lake County’s own Valley Journal took away three awards: First place in Best Niche Publication for the Montana Summer Guide magazine, first place in Best Special Secti...
POLSON — The Mission Mountain Rodeo celebrated its 82nd annual rodeo last weekend, packing the Polson Fairgrounds with contestants and onlookers in the first rodeo of the season in the area. Held every year since 1940 – minus a year off for COVID-19 – the Mission Mountain Rodeo is ...
ARLEE — The Mobile STEM Learning Center made a stop at the Arlee Community Development Center (CDC) on June 23, opening up the learning program to all the kids who stopped by. The Mobile STEM Learning Center van – STEM meaning science, technology, engineering, and math – might be ...
RONAN — The first ever Ronan brewfest, named the Summer Solstice Festival, kicked off last weekend in the Lake County Fairgrounds. Put on by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce, the festival featured not only numerous breweries from throughout the state, but also musical talents to play to the family friendl...
RONAN — Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, June 28: salad bar, dessert — Friday, June 30: roast beef dinner, potato, salads, desse...
