Local News
CHARLO — Cloudy skies lingered over Charlo on July 4, a holdover from prior rain, but by parade day the ground was only damp as Charlo’s annual Independence Day parade marched on. Local families and visitors gathered along Main Street, where tractors, horses, classic cars, and floats paraded under the gray sky. Community members came prepared with camp chairs, umbrellas, and pop-up tents for a celebration that warmly embraced small-town unity and Americana charm. Alex Moore, a traveler en route to Glacier National Park, made a spontaneous stop after discovering Charlo’s parade via Facebook. “I am traveling to Glacier for the holidays… Facebook recomme...
A group of tribes in Montana alleges a new election law will disenfranchise Native voters and has moved to join a lawsuit challenging it. On Tuesday, the ACLU of Montana, American Civil Liberties Union nationally and Native American Rights Fund filed a motion to intervene in an existing case on behalf of ...
News from Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts POLSON - Create small art for big art and use art to unite our community. Donate your talent for fundraising to the Sandpiper Art Gallery. Pick up a $2 blank 5X5 canvas at the gallery, 306 Main Street, and create a design. Return your artwork to the gallery fo...
News from U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), vice chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Finance ...
News from Friends of the Children -Western Montana POLSON — Friends of the Children–Western Montana is proud to mark one year of its Flathead Nation program, a long-term, culturally responsive mentorship initiative that pairs Indigenous youth with professional mentors. This year, the program...
POLSON — Polson High School is hosting the USPA “Take Back the Power” event on Saturday, July 19. Powerlifting is more than just a competition involving three tests of strength (squat, bench, deadlift). Events get underway at 9 a.m. and continues into the afternoon. Cost is $15 at the...
BOZEMAN – They’re in the headlines every week – critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements essential for high-technology and national security applications. While nations and businesses around the globe strategize to secure supplies o...
News from DPHHS MONTANA - The Montana Asthma Control Program (MACP) has been honored with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2025 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. This national recognition celebrates MACP’s exceptional, whole-community ap...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz recently formalized a landmark Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State of Montana and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. This historic agreement establis...
News from the MT Dept. of Labor & Industry HELENA - The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) announced recently it will begin enforcing the Legal Employment and Government Accountability Law, a new state law that requires employers to verify the lawful employment status of all workers pr...
