Articles Written By: Berl Tiskus
POLSON — Polson City Commissioners discussed the first reading of Ordinance 660 that would authorize the Polson Volunteer Fire Department to bill people’s insurance for incident response for car accidents. The ordinance has tiered prices, from providing hazardous materials assessment and scene...
POLSON — November 10 was a big day for senior Kyle Bagnell; it’s the day he signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Oklahoma State University, a Division 1 school. Although Bagnell lettered in football, basketball and baseball, his favorite sport is baseball. A lefty pitcher, Bagnell st...
POLSON — Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, but the holiday season has already started in Polson. Some local churches host bazaars and serve lunches as a fundraiser for the church. The events herald the beginning of the holidays for local folks and visitors. Not only are there homemade treats a...
POLSON — Main Street officially opened for vehicle traffic on Saturday, Nov. 6, but the street remained closed the night before as downtown merchants and other community businesses threw a block party to celebrate the Streetscape Project’s completion. Monte, the University of Montana Gri...
POLSON — Kindergarten and first grade children at Cherry Valley School are like children everywhere; most of them love to go out for recess. Wiggly little bodies need time to run, jump, skip, swing on the rings, shoot down the slides and hide in the trees. Cherry Valley staff has worked at provid...
RONAN — “This is a big deal; this is about families; this is about generations,” Terry Murphy, president of the Western Montana Stockmen’s Association said in his opening remarks. Murphy was talking about the re-listing of the gray wolf on the endangered species list and the ...
Streetscape committee member Becky Dupuis provided answers to some frequently asked questions about Streetscape. Q: Why is there exposed gravel in the “bump out” areas at the intersection corners? • The gravel areas have been prepared for landscaping in the spring. • The contractor...
POLSON — The finishing touches, such as landscaping and pouring the last of the concrete for sidewalks, are being applied to Polson’s Main Street to complete the streetscape project before Friday’s big block party this Friday, Nov. 5, when Main Street will open for pedestrian traffic. As...
PABLO — Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns and Board of Regents Chair Clayton Christian visited Salish Kootenai College on Sterns’ tour around the state. Dubbed a listening tour, the session was designed to allow people to voice concerns and offer suggestions for improvement about th...
POLSON — “Gluten-free Mama went from helping my little girl to helping people all around the country,” Rachel Carlyle said, smiling but looking slightly surprised. Carlyle is the original gluten-free mama and founder of a business by the same name. Since her daughter’s diagnosis wi...
