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By Mary Auld for the Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS – Soon the St. Ignatius School District will be able to offer expanded programs and a more comfortable learning experience for students. The school is hosting several big construction projects. The improvements were funded by a bond voters passed in 2019. “Things are moving pretty fast now,” Superintendent Jason Sargent said. “Everything’s on schedule.” He added that construction should be completed by the end of next summer if progress continues to go smoothly. He said while there are a lot of proje...
News from Mission Valley Has Talent MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Has Talent 2020 registration deadline is March 2. Contestants can register and pay fees online, or download a registration form, complete it, include the fee and mail to the Helping Hands Fund, P.O. Box 1094, Polson, MT 59860. All...
POLSON – With the impeachment proceedings concluded, Senate lawmakers look to press forward with the business of the country. One such piece of business currently under consideration in the Senate is legislation that would permanently authorize and completely fund the Land and Water Conservati...
MONTANA — Just how hard do Montana cities, counties, and school districts lean on residential property taxes to fund government services? Figures presented to lawmakers last month indicate the answer varies widely across different parts of the state, ranging from as low as $125 annually per capita in M...
News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. Senate — As part of his ongoing effort to ensure every Montana kid has the resources they need to get a quality education, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that he is donating twenty-five Senate computers to five schools across the...
News from the office of Congressman Greg Gianforte WASHINGTON — At a recent hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, Congressman Greg Gianforte urged lawmakers to focus on addressing addiction and questioned a leading expert about the connection between marijuana a...
MONTANA — On Feb. 3, Greg Hertz, Speaker of the House, E. Wylie Galt, Speaker Pro Tempore, and Brad Tschida, House Majority Leader, sent the following letter to Representative Garcia following his disturbing comments regarding people with certain political opinions: Representati...
By Alex McKenzie, Montana Free Press HELENA — Lee Newspapers Capitol reporter Holly Michels thought she was covering a relatively mundane event last Friday at the Montana Republican Party’s Winter Kickoff event in Helena. Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had just wrapped up his add...
MISSOULA — “Lamb of God” is a beautiful, sacred, and inspiring oratorio performed by an all-volunteer choir, soloists, narrators, and full orchestra. It is the retelling of the New Testament account of the last days of the life of Jesus Christ, His Atonement, and Resurrection. It is retold ...
News from FLIC POLSON – The 2020 Flathead Lake International Cinemafest attracted a record large audience, numbering in the hundreds from the Montana region and beyond. Now in its eighth year, FLIC has steadily gained worldwide notice as entries continue to come in from the far reac...
