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News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is excited to announce a transformative multi-phase campus expansion project to significantly improve health care access and services in the Flathead and Mission Valleys.  The $31 million project will increase access to rural health care in the region, ensuring exceptional care is available close to home. The phases include: New Rural Health Clinic (Phase 1): Designed to break down barriers, increase access and build trust with continuity of care close to home. Reimagined Emergency Department (Phase 2): Built to respond to urgent needs with safety, speed and compassion, with a...

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN — St. Luke Community Hospital has earned national recognition for its commitment to delivering high-quality, responsible healthcare. In the newly released 2025–26 Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility, St. Luke received top marks in mult...

                                News from Melissa Sneed, Black Mountain Software POLSON - ­Black Mountain Software has announced their 22nd annual Education Scholarship Awa...

News from AWARE Inc. MONTANA ­- AWARE Inc. and Western Montana Mental Health Center (WMMHC) announced today that the two long-standing organizations are unifying to create a stronger entity that will provide a robust range of mental health, disability, and early intervention support. This includes s...

News from Providence Montana MISSOULA — Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson received national awards from Practice Greenhealth, the leading membership and networking organization for sustainable environmental solutions to hospitals.  ...

Story and photos by Jesse Vargas for the Valley Journal On Saturday, May 17, students at Rolling Waters Jiu Jitsu in Polson organized a surprise event to honor their coach, Owen Garcia, with a visit from a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend — Professor Egan Inoue.  The event, kept secret from Coac...

News from Shore to Shore Communications, Inc. POLSON — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has begun construction on the 400 Horses Casino, formerly West Polson Casino, a new gaming facility north of Polson. The casino will be built on tribal land by S&K Gaming (Salish and Kootenai). Designed by LSE Archit...

News from S&K Gaming, LLC POLSON — On Wednesday, April 9, S&K Gaming, LLC, a proud enterprise of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, officially broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility that represents the next chapter in the company’s continued commitment to innovatio...

News from Friends of the Children POLSON - Friends of the Children - Western Montana is rallying local businesses to help transform the lives of Mission Valley youth through the power of professional mentorship. Their Mentoring Matters campaign aims to raise $30,000 to effectively break generational cyc...

From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — An annual conference focused on professional development and networking opportunities for women is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, at Montana State University.  The MSU Women’s Leadership Conference, hosted by the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entre...