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BOZEMAN — Microbes and bacteria and biofilms – oh my! Though most of us go about our daily business without thinking much of the invisible lifeforms that exist all around us, Montana State University assistant professor Chelsea Heveran is looking for ways to use them to meet sustainability challenges in the building industry. The journal Matter recently published a paper by Heveran, who teaches in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. She is the lead author of “Make engineered living materials carry their weight,” which she calls a “perspective piece” exploring the concept of inco...
U.S SENATE — To remove the corrosive influence of corporations and dark money on our democracy, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to take immediate action to require corporations to disclose their lobbying expenditures. Writing ...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2023 Fall Mack Days Fishing event on Flathead Lake sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is in the books. A total of 17,502 lake trout entries were received. It was the second largest event total since the 2019 Fall event, which had 18,214 entr...
POLSON — On Saturday, Nov. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Lake County Courthouse, the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place. Sip hot cocoa and enjoy chocolate chip cookies provided by Lake City Bakery. Bring the family and kick off the holiday festivities with carols and fun activities for the kids. &...
News from Toni Kramer, Lake County Election Administrator LAKE COUNTY — Lisa Rehard won the position of City Commissioner for the City of Polson, Ward 2, with 230 votes to David L. Coffman’s 121 votes. This position is for a four-year term. Janis Heffern won the position of City Council M...
News from Polson Public Works Dept. POLSON — As the vibrant colors of autumn paint our city, we at the City of Polson Public Works Department are excited to announce our eagerly anticipated Annual Leaf Removal Service. Each year this tradition keeps our community clean and our streets safe. We ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Town Council presented a plan to increase water and sewer rates during their monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7. Town hall had plenty of citizens present to hear about the increased rates. Council President Steve McCollum said: “We have a plan to increase ...
News from the Montana Secretary of State HELENA — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Secretary of State’s U.S. Constitution Contest. Students from across Montana participated in this year’s contest, which was titled “W...
News from Polson Middle School Polson Middle School is off to a fantastic start of the 2023-24 school year. We currently have an enrollment of 492 students in the 5th through 8th grades. This fall we have had some exciting additions to PMS. Thanks to Ms. Jordan Gurgiolo PMS was awarded the “Out...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will close early at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, for the Thanksgiving holiday and will remain closed through Friday, Nov. 24. The library will reopen on Saturday at 9 a.m. Our temporary locatio...
