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News from Ronan Middle School RONAN — The Library of Congress has selected Ronan as an event site for Jason Reynold’s Youth Literature Ambassador Tour. Award-winning and bestselling children’s book author Jason Reynolds will visit Ronan middle and high school students as part of his “Grab the Mic, Tell Your Story” tour as the LOC’s Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 25, at 10 a.m. in the Ronan Event Center, located at the corner of Round Butte Road and Third Avenue NW in Ronan. Reynolds will speak to a group of about 800 middle and high school students. All students, staff, and teachers in both...
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...
News from Kaiser Health News MONTANA — A year after a new Montana law stripped local health boards of their rulemaking authority, confusion and power struggles are creating a patchwork oversight system that may change how public health is administered long after the pandemic is over. The law, w...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte FAIRFIELD — As the State of Montana awaits a response to its petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE), Governor Greg Gianforte recently heard concerns from residents of Teton Co...
News and Photo from Ninepipes Museum CHARLO — Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana will celebrate its co-founders, Laurel and Bud Cheff Jr., at two events planned for June and July. Laurel Cheff will be the featured artist at the First Saturday event held on June 4 at the museum from 10 a.m. to 3 ...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — DPHHS preparing for healthcare coverage renewal process being later this year In anticipation of the federal public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, Department of Public Health and Human Services officials will soon launch an extensive outreach campaign to Mon...
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...
News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — In his continued effort to address the supply chain crisis, Senator Tester recently joined 31 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America, urging infant formula manufacturers to ...
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...
CHARLO — The Blythe family: Richard, Jeanette, and their daughter Maria, lost their life’s possessions. With extreme wind fueling the flames on April 4, the Blythe family lost their home to a devastating fire in Charlo. Everything was a complete loss in their home, with the most impactful loss of...
