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POLSON — Polson Middle School teacher Amy Williams was recently awarded the 2022 River Honoring Educator Award from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The 35th year of River Honoring, put together by individuals and natural resource-focused entities on the reservation, was a two-day event to celebrate and educate on the natural resources and environmental wonder of the area. Each year during the event three honorees who teach and/or are involved with cultural and environmental issues are celebrated. Recognized for “her dedication to students in the Polson School District in relation to environmental stewardship and tribal cultural awareness,” th...
POLSON — Polson Middle School teacher Amy Williams was recently awarded the 2022 River Honoring Educator Award from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The 35th year of River Honoring, put together by individuals and natural resource-focused entities on the reservation, was a two-day ...
ARLEE — The Western Montana Association of School Superintendents (WMASS) recently named Arlee Superintendent Mike Perry the Western Region Superintendent of the Year. Serving his second year as superintendent, Perry has been very involved in local education as a past School Administrators of ...
News from the Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation POLSON — Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation awarded 31 scholarships totaling $40,500 to Polson High School seniors and former Polson High School graduates who are currently attending an accredited two- or four-year community colleg...
News from Charlie Davis, WMMC Marketing Director RONAN — Western Montana Musicians Cooperative (WMMC), 1 Eisenhower St. SW – Red Poppy building, is a haven for songwriters, musicians, and performing artists of all stripes, WMMC focuses on bringing humans together through a shared love of mus...
News from JTW PABLO — The Journey to Wellness (JTW) initiative has announced an upcoming community gathering, scheduled on June 13, 2022, and held at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson. The JTW team invites the community to eat Indian tacos for lunch and to hear from the Missoula Crisis Support Uni...
LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Election Office is gearing up for in-person voting Tuesday, June 7, when polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the primary election. Absentee ballots must arrive in the election office or polling place by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Election administrator Toni Kramer says p...
News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office ST. IGNATIUS — At about 2 p.m. on May 26, a Lake County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was alerted to social media threats made by a youth indicating the youth was going to come to St. Ignatius High School with a gun and cause harm t...
LAKE COUNTY — Recreational marijuana has been legal in Montana since January 1, and medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2004, but neither are taxed locally in Lake County. That could change on election day. Voters will decide whether to impose a 3% local tax on the sale of recr...
News from the Flathead Water Management Board FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Flathead Reservation Water Management Board took action April 29 to adopt a two-part interim process to apply for a new use of groundwater for an individual or shared domestic purpose. Before drilling a well or developing a s...
