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Locals make FVCC Dean’s List

News from Flathead Valley Community College KALISPELL — Flathead Valley Community College officials have announced the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. The following students are listed in alphabetical order by their home communities and completed at least 12 credits last semester in courses numbered 100 or above and earned a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5:  Big Arm: Roan A. Ihnat  Charlo: Bennan P. Andersen, Kyla N. Tomlin  Plains: Hailee M. Steinebach, Abigail A. Wessely  Polson: Layne K. Zimmerman  St. Ignatius: Kaylee Koenig       


First Lady Gianforte celebrates statewide expansion of Imagination Library First Lady Gianforte celebrates statewide expansion of Imagination Library

HELENA — Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte recently announced the progress of her statewide expansion of the Imagination Library of Montana in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The non-profit program boosts early childhood literacy by prov...


Grant brings funds to Polson for summer kids’ meals

News from No Kid Hungry Montana HELENA — For kids who receive school meals, the summer months can be the hungriest time of year. This year promises to be different, thanks to newly expanded guidelines that will give school districts and community organizations the flexibility to offer non-congrega...


UM Bio Station awarded $9.5M for ocean climate change science UM Bio Station awarded $9.5M for ocean climate change science

From UM News Service          FLATHEAD LAKE — A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned expertise from mountain watersheds to ocean depths. Dubbed SUBSEA – th...


Join 41st annual St. Luke Buffalo Run

ST. IGNATIUS —The Buffalo Run is part of three days of family-friendly fun at the St. Ignatius Good Old Days Good Old Days is a long-standing weekend of family-oriented fun in scenic St. Ignatius, Montana. Highlights include local food, live music, a variety of games, and, of course, the Good Old Da...


Administration announces funds to clean up legacy pollution

News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced on June 5 that nearly $725 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by recl...


USDA invests in meat processing facility for CSKT

News from USDA BOZEMAN — USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams today announced the agency is awarding a $7.7 million grant to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to expand food processing opportunities on the Flathead Indian Reservation. “Diversifying the...


GPCF announces changes to Polson In Bloom contest GPCF announces changes to Polson In Bloom contest

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation In the month of July, members of the Beautification Committee of Envision Polson! will be searching for the “bloomin’ best” yards and gardens in our community from Hwy 35 East to Fulkerson’s Corner, the city limits of Polson, Kerr...


Hwy. 93 Ronan-North project continues Hwy. 93 Ronan-North project continues

MT Dept. of Transportation RONAN — Riverside Contracting Inc. continues work on the Ronan-North project the week of June 10. Electrical crews will be onsite installing streetlight poles along US Highway 93, and miscellaneous site cleanup will occur throughout the project area. Traffic control wil...


Linderman students, families, staff celebrate end of school year with annual summer sendoff Linderman students, families, staff celebrate end of school year with annual summer sendoff


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