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News from the Polson School District POLSON — The Polson School District is committed to promoting employee wellbeing. This school year, the district ramped up its workplace wellness program. “We care about our employees’ welfare so we wanted to offer them additional health and fitness resources and opportunities,” said Scott Boen, director of Human Resources and Communication. The bolstered portion of the wellness program consisted of two components. The first component was a free membership to Studio SWEAT onDemand, a virtual exercise class program. The program features hundreds of on-demand and live-streamed workouts that staff members may access anywhere ...
Area researchers have found two clear western Montana lakes – Flathead and Whitefish – generate home values that result in upwards of $3 billion in property value and $25 million in property tax revenues for local and state governments. The study was conducted by the University of Montana&rsqu...
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) along with U.S. Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) are reintroducing their Spotlight Act to shine a light on dark money political donors and hold the government accountable to enforce our nation’s campaign finance laws. The S...
Fifth grade 4.0: Piper Adams, Daisy Anderson, Emma Benn, Johanna Bieber, Kimora Bighorn, Embree Bird, Madolyn Black, Aristo Cannon, Maylee Clairmont, Kaylee Coles, Case Cox, Carson Emerson, Eli Evenson, Anniston Flynn, Easton Gilmore, Dominick Haynes, James Horner, Cora Lapotka, Rosselyn Lies, C...
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — On the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 23, law enforcement were notified about an individual making vague threats of violence, identified as Linde Lambson. “The Polson Police Department takes all threats of violence seriously and beg...
LAKE COUNTY — Temporary tribal tax exemptions for property being put into trust status is currently suspended in Lake County. The change comes from a new agreement between Lake County and the Montana Department of Revenue. “The agreement stipulates that the Department of Revenue will grant no ...
News from St. Luke Community Healthcare St. Luke Community Healthcare understands that many people are anxiously awaiting their chance to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. We want that too. Our team is collaborating with other local health entities under the State of Montana’s Vaccine Plan to try to vac...
News from the Polson Chamber of Commerce POLSON — Valentine’s Day is just around the bend. Now, maybe more than ever, it’s time to show all our local businesses, organizations, public services, etc., how much we care about them, which is why we are excited to announce the Polson Chambe...
News from the Ronan School District RONAN –— The Ronan Speech and Debate team participated in the 2021 Western Class A Divisional Tournament hosted virtually by Polson High School on Saturday, Jan, 23. The results for the competition are as follows: Jaslyn Frost received first place...
According to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana is in Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination process through March 15. This phase prioritizes people 70 years and older; American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk for COVID-19 complications; and those ...
