lLAKE COUNTY — Absentee ballots were mailed last week to Lake County voters for the June 7 primary. Polls will be open across Lake County from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on Election Day. To check your voter registration status, learn how to register, locate precincts and find a complete list of federal, statewide and district candidates, visit sosmt.gov/elections/. The Valley Journal is profiling candidates for contested primaries at the local level, beginning with the races for county commissioner for the south district. Profiles of the two county sheriff-coroner and three Justice of the Peace candidates will appear in next week’s paper. For more information on federal and statewide cand...
PABLO — On Sunday afternoon, 17 students walked across the stage and were awarded diplomas during the graduation ceremony at Two Eagle River School. School administrator Rodney Bird told the students and the audience in his opening remarks that he was very proud of the seniors for what they have gon...
RONAN — The boys and girls basketball teams at Ronan High School have won the chance to visit Alaska and compete in January as part of the Alaska Airlines Classic. Last fall, the Maidens participated in a sweepstakes called, the Alaskan Nights High School Movie Night. The event featured the ne...
POLSON — Call the Polson Senior Center at 406-883-4735, email us at: polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com or visit us at 504 Third Ave. E. We are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. We deliver meals to shut-ins. We need applicants f...
ST. IGNATIUS — Menu for the week: — Friday, May 27: ground beef casserole, veggies, rolls, fruit, brownies — Tuesday, May 31: beef Stroganoff with noodles, veggies, fruit, dessert — Wednesday, June 1: dinner - teriyaki chicken, rice, veggies, fr...
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...
RONAN — Pollywog Park behind K. William Harvey Elementary has been a staple of the community for many years. Now, thanks to some elementary school students and neighborhood efforts, it’s finally getting a facelift. Spearheaded by Ronan School District’s After School Club Coordinato...
POLSON — A Polson man is accused of shooting and killing the mother of his child on the evening of May 10 in the Hell Roaring Canyon area of the Mission Mountains above State Highway 35, east of Polson. Tyler Uhrich, 20, was formally charged with deliberate homicide for allegedly shooting Rozlyn Blu...
POLSON — The Armed Forces Memorial Bridge recently had United States flags and flags from each branch of the military installed thanks to the efforts of the Raven Hall Motorcycle Riding Club (MRC). The club was founded in a garage in May of 2016 with a few members, but it didn’t take lon...
MOIESE — At the Bison Range near Moiese, life goes on much as it has for millennia, with sunny clumps of arrowleaf balsamroot carpeting hillsides and babies of all species taking their first staggering steps. For members of the Confederated Salish and Tribes, however, a monumental shift has taken place...
