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LAKE COUNTY — Unofficial results for the trustee special school elections in Dayton and Ronan were tabulated and reported on Tuesday, May 4. For the Ronan School District, three-year term, Tom Anderson had 121 votes; Theodore Madden had 67; one write in vote was counted; two overvotes came in; and zero undervotes were collected. The total number of votes was at 191. The Dayton School District had two trustee positions up for election. For the Dayton School District, one year term, Greg Simonson had 209 votes; 12 write-in votes were collected; two overvotes came in; and 47 undervotes were counted. The total vote count was 270. For the Dayton School District, three ...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — In honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples around the world and specifically on the Flathead Indian Reservation, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' MMIP Workgroup launched a fundraising campaign to support local MMIP Victim Services.&n...
News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office BIG ARM — On Nov. 25, 2020, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the discovery of human remains in Big Arm State Park. At the time, it was suspected they could be the remains of 37-year-old Miranda “Rosie...
ST. IGNATIUS – In an effort to build literacy resources, Just Read Mission Valley is offering a free bookshelf-building workshop. “Every family should have a library of books in the home, and we’d like to help make that possible,” event organizers state. “Just Read Miss...
News from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church quilters POLSON — The quilters at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church have just completed another successful year of quilting. Six to ten ladies meet on Monday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon to tie the guilts. They start quilting in September and work until...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte KALISPELL — Governor Greg Gianforte signed two measures into law to cut Montana’s income tax rate and simplify the state’s tax code. Gov. Gianforte signed the Personal Income Tax Relief Act, Senate Bill 159, which reduces Montana’s to...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Police are still searching for a person suspected of making a bomb threat that ended up closing the CSKT Tribal Complex on Thursday, April 29. Officers from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, working with the Lake County Sheriff’s Offi...
POLSON — Walking down Main Street, Juan Escano brims with curiosity and enthusiasm for Polson and its potential. The city’s new community development director is guided by a basic premise: “Support what’s here. Lay the groundwork to make it grow.” That applies to trees ...
News from the Department of Commerce MONTANA — Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the 2020 Census state population count released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The count reveals that Montana’s population grew from ...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to install a center left turn lane on about 0.5 miles of U.S. Highway 93, approximately five miles south of Ronan, at the ...
