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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 convened Thursday, April 14, at KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson for a meeting that lasted nearly three hours. About 14 people were present, and around 20 viewers attended via Zoom. Since the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Water Compact was enacted last September, the board has become the exclusive regulatory body for water rights administration on the Flathead Indian Rese...
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...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Montana’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low in March to 2.3%, the fourth lowest rate in the nation. Montana’s labor force and total employment are at record highs. Inflation, however, has reached a 41-year high, undermi...
News form The Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON —The GPCF is inviting local non-profit groups to apply for the 2022 grant funding cycle. The 2022 grant application deadline is Friday, April 29, 2022. Grant applications will be accepted from non-profit organizations with a 501 c (3) status...
RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery and the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department teamed up on April 1 to raise funds for local first responders. According to head brewer Jim Myers, the idea to partner with community organizations for fundraisers dates back to the start of the brewery, when organi...
LAKE COUNTY — Community voices rang out together on April 10 and 11 in choir concerts benefiting both the Mission Valley Choral Society and Helping Hands. Helping Hands is a local non-profit that addresses the needs of individuals and families in Lake County. Supported in part by area churches...
News from the offices of Senator Tester and Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — Bipartisan Senate resolution marking April 16, 2022 through April 24, 2022 as National Park Week passed the U.S. Senate recently. “Our national parks help set us apart from the rest of the world, and in M...
LAKE COUNTY — Overcast skies, snow, and brisk winds couldn’t keep hundreds of egg-cited children from having a hoppin’ good time this past weekend at various community sponsored Easter Egg Hunts held throughout the Mission Valley. “We had an eggs-traordinary turn out this year,&rdq...
POLSON — By a vote of five to two, the Polson City Commission defeated a resolution to de-annex around 70 acres at the top of Polson Hill. The vote, held during the regular meeting April 4, was preceded by a lengthy discussion about the pros and cons of removing lots one and three of the Knife River An...
