MISSOULA — A new hospice facility that will service Missoula and surrounding counties, including Lake County, is approaching its fundraising goal and will soon see construction get underway. The Partners Hope Foundation got its start in 2019. A group of community members were concerned by the lack of a dedicated hospice facility in western Montana, as currently the closest Hospice facility is in Great Falls. According to Executive Director Amanda Melro, the group has been working behind the scenes for the last few years, putting together a board and steering committee and developing an operational partnership with Partners in Home Care. “This is truly a grassro...
PABLO — The National Book Foundation visited the Salish Kootenai College last week, connecting authors with audiences and educating attendees on how to map a novel. Best known as the presenter of the National Book Awards for nearly 75 years, Director of Programs Natalie Green explained that in...
RONAN — The 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 is: — May 17: tuna casserole, salad, dessert — May 19: cheeseburgers, Salad, d...
LAKE COUNTY — Fourth graders throughout the county gathered on May 3 and 4 to learn about the area’s biggest industry at Mission Valley Ag Days. Hosted by Northwest Counties Farm Bureau and the Lake County Conservation District with the Western Montana Stockmen’s Association, over 300 st...
HELENA — On Tuesday May 2, the 68th Montana Legislature came to end with words “sine die” uttered in both senate and finally, late Tuesday, in the house. In Lake County many eyes were watching the house, in particular HB 479, the only bill left dealing with the funding of Public Law 280 or ...
News from JSEC LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Job Service Employer Committee (JSEC) is excited to announce the winner of the 2023 Ken Rohrenbach Scholarship: Hope Morrison. Hope is a senior at Polson High School and has participated in speech and debate, student government, yearbook, Link Crew, Nat...
POLSON — May 14 is Mother’s Day. I figure that every day is Mother’s Day. Honor and celebrate the women in your life, as well as the mothers. Did you notice the traffic building up on the highway? Local folks only make left turns onto the highway at a stoplight. Everyone else waits forev...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center (across from St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan) is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Friday, May 12: ham hocks and beans, salad, dessert — Monday, May 15: Mother’s Day Brunch, sa...
RONAN — Head Start celebrated its students and families with the return of its annual powwow at the Ronan School District Event Center on April 28. Though this is the first powwow held for the program since 2019 due to COVID, the student celebration has been a staple in the community for...
ST. IGNATIUS — On April 24, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a request from a citizen to aid him in a welfare check. At about 2:30 p.m. a deputy went to the residence on Cold Creek Lane with the citizen. Shortly after their arrival, the person who was the subject of the welfare check br...
