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POLSON — Cherry Valley Elementary once again celebrated their students with their Night of the Arts event on April 28. Over the past month, students have been doing animal artwork for this year’s theme of “Wild About Art.” Each student was able to display a piece of animal art along with their favorite piece of artwork they’ve made throughout the schoolyear. The school’s halls, gym, and lunchroom were all filled with student artwork and attendees as families turned up en masse to celebrate the kids. Principal Jon Gustafson commented he wished they had counted the number of people who turned up as the event was very well attended. Typi...
LAKE COUNTY — School board seats throughout Lake County are up for contention this year with multiple people on the ballots for every school district. Ballots were mailed April 13 and are due at the election office in the Lake County Courthouse by mail or in person by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. A...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — Montanans are no strangers to military service, and if you, or someone you know, want to kick off your service to this country at West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, or the Merchant Marine Academy, you’ll need a Congressi...
By Kristi Niemeyer for the Valley Journal POLSON — Youngsters in Polson may have a little less freedom to roam this summer if the Polson City Commission gives final approval to an ordinance that would establish a curfew for those under 18. The first reading last Monday met with unanimous approval....
News from Constance Van Kley, Upper Seven Law HELENA — In the 2021 legislative session, Governor Greg Gianforte implemented a new method of tracking legislation — the “Agency Bill Monitoring Form.” Shortly after the session ended, Montana citizen Jayson O’Neill submitted an...
News and Photo from Port Polson Players POLSON — Port Polson Players in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts continue their 47th year with John Patrick’s classic comedy, The Curious Savage. The show kicks off the 2022 theatre season at Polson’s beautiful Theatre o...
POLSON — At Cherry Valley Elementary in Polson, the wriggly kindergarten and first grade students forming a line for recess are among those whose futures will be most impacted by votes cast in the next few weeks. After all, these kids are apt to spend the next 12 years learning, playing, and growing in...
POLSON — When the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board met last week in Polson, members unanimously agreed to move ahead with two pivotal decisions: advertising for a water engineer and establishing an interim approach for processing domestic water allowances. The five-member board conv...
POLSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FIFTH GRADE 4.0:Layla Alexander, Khloe Allred, Cheyenne Bieber, Cashton Brown, Brandtly Caye, Talen Cochran, Olivia Cottet, Quinn Delaney, Braylynn Elmore, Jessalyn Flynn, Lillian Glantz, Mercy Harbin, Danielle Hawks, Everett Hendrickson, Isabella Heredia, Evan Kline, Gav...
HOT SPRINGS — A group of high school students in Hot Springs were awarded a $5,000 grant on April 14 from the Montana History Foundation for their upcoming work on the LaRue Hot Springs Museum. The Youth Entrepreneur/Jobs for Montana Graduates (YE/JMG) class is a combined program under a national um...
