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News from DPHHS MONTANA — Spending time outdoors around water and in swimming pools is a great way to stay active and healthy during summer in Montana. The Department of Public Health and Human Services, along with local health authorities, want to remind Montanans to stay safe while having fun in the water over the coming months, and to be aware of the related health and safety risks. Over the past 10 years, there have been an average of 20 unintentional drowning deaths per year in Montana. Almost 50 percent of the drownings occurred in natural water, while others occurred at home or in swimming pools. “Every day in the U.S., two children younger than 14 years old...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Wildland fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Division of Fire raised the fire danger level within the reservation to moderate. Debris burning with permit is still open, but the Division of Fire urges all outdoo...
Prepare to boo the villain and cheer the hero when the Port Polson Players, in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, reopen Polson’s Theatre on the Lake June 11 with “Dirty Work at the Crossroads.” The melodramatic comedy ushers in the Players’ 46th season and welcomes ...
ARLEE — On Sunday afternoon the Arlee community gathered together to congratulate the newest group of Arlee graduates. The outdoor ceremony proceeded with slightly windy weather that included a brightly shining sun without a cloud in the sky. The COVID-19 pandemic created an unusual ...
RONAN — The jumbotron made its return to the middle of the football field as Ronan High School honored the class of 2021 with an outdoor commencement ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony was opened with an honor song by Bigcrane Drum, and the members of the RHS choir performed the national anthem....
News from MDT PABLO — The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to resurface about seven miles of U.S. Highway 93, through Pablo. The project begins south of the town of Pablo, just north of Spring Creek Road and extends north ab...
News from the Polson Rotary Club POLSON — Polson Rotary Club is accepting applications for its annual Fundraiser to be held Aug. 14. The Polson Rotary Festival for Youth event is a yearly project to raise money to benefit the youth of the Mission Valley. Since 2007, the Polson...
News from LCCD LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Conservation District wanted to congratulate our scholarship finalist for this year who is Berkley Ellis, of Polson. Berkley is passionate about making the world a better place and is deeply inspired by the beautiful environment and natural resources ar...
News from MTVAHCS MISSOULA — U.S. Army and Marine Veteran Kent Stewart drove from Polson to Missoula’s David J. Thatcher VA Clinic to receive his first dose of the Moderna vaccine and in doing so, became the 10,000th Montana Veteran to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Montana VA Health ...
The Charlo High School graduating senior class of 2021 were encouraged to “be gritty” and “call your mom” during Sunday’s commencement ceremonies held in the high school’s gymnasium. Guest speaker Jared Miller, a former Charlo Elementary school teacher, defined th...
