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News from the office of Governor Gianforte RONAN — On May 12, Governor Greg Gianforte praised the Montana Board of Public Education (BPE) for streamlining educator licensing in the state. “Montana has long struggled to recruit and retain K-12 educators, and it’s impacted our students and classrooms,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By eliminating unnecessary barriers for educators to teach our students, we’ll get more high-quality educators, create a stronger educator workforce, and help our students reach their full, outstanding potential.” Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen identified and recommended the licensure re...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — The Port Polson Players are continuing our 47th season with the encore performance of No Coward’s Epitaph. This musical by Port Polson Players Co-Producer Neal Lewing returns to the stage after its critically acclaimed world premiere. It tells th...
POLSON — In a district courtroom filled with his family, friends and colleagues Rod Wamsley was honored for his 50 years of employment with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell presented Wamsley with a plaque, a certificate of appreciation as well as a LCSO retirement ba...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Bison Range Restoration Celebration, May 20-22, honors the transfer of the federal wildlife refuge established in 1908 to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The three-day celebration begins at 10 a.m. Friday at the range, located south of Charlo in Moiese, ...
LAKE COUNTY — Elementary school students from throughout Lake County gathered at Salish Kootenai College campus for a potluck on Tuesday, May 2 to share the poetry they’d written during Missoula Writing Collaborative residencies. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and High ...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — On May 2, Governor Greg Gianforte received the 2022 Fire Briefing from local, state, tribal, and federal agency administrators and fire management officers. “Folks around this table share a common goal: to protect our communities and nat...
News from the City of Ronan RONAN — In Cooperation with Ronan Schools, Ronan Chamber of Commerce, the City of Ronan, and Republic Services, the 2022 Ronan Spring Cleanup will be held May 11 through May 16. Republic Services has donated the use of large dumpster, it will be located across from t...
News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced recently that due to the low level of COVID-19 transmission in Montana at this time, updates to the COVID-19 cases and vaccine dashboards will move to a weekly reporting cadence. Updates...
News from StoryCorps MONTANA — StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will utilize a new virtual platform to record remote interviews in western Montana at the Missoula Public Library f...
RONAN — Some of Ronan High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) will be advancing to the organization’s international competition after medaling at the state competition in April. A worldwide organization, HOSA has a mission “to enhance the delivery of compa...
