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By Kristin Wilson, Polson Schools POLSON — It has been a great start to the school year for Linderman students. Teachers and staff have worked hard to help students get settled into learning. One of our biggest goals to start the year is to motivate students to get to school, as we know attendance is an important factor in student achievement. In order to do this, we have started our attendance incentives. All Linderman students participated in our first all school treat recess celebrating student attendance. For the following all school attendance recesses students will need to have 90% attendance or better in order to participate. In addition, the class with the best attendance...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — As Montana gears up to enter another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services encourages Montanans to take precautions to help protect against severe symptoms from COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and respiratory syncytial...
ST. IGNATIUS — Fire department roof repairs and new police vehicles were discussed during the Oct. 3 St. Ignatius Town Council meeting. The condition of the roof on the St. Ignatius fire department building was first on the agenda. Public Works Director Scott Morton said of the roof: “We...
News from KLJ Engineering RONAN — The City of Ronan, the Ronan Chamber of Commerce, and Mission West Community Development Partners are working together to use two grants to update their Master Plan and 5-year Economic Development Strategic Plan. The public is encouraged to participate and share t...
News from Lynette Rundell POLSON — The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold its 53rd Annual Harvest Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for takeout only. Meal consists of Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, coleslaw, a roll and pumpkin pie. Please call ahead at 406-883-5864 to place ...
News from CSKT Transit PABLO — CSKT Transit Services recently contracted with the company named Via, a leader in TransitTech, to create an app for their transportation services. The new app, which you can easily download to your smartphone, assists in creating a door-to-door public transit service...
News from the Montana Medical Association HELENA — The Montana Medical Association recently announced that its Board of Trustees has selected a new slate of officers to lead the Association through September 2024. “We are proud to announce these new officers and their commitment to ...
News from Sloane Stinson, Big Sky Public Relations RONAN — This week, Riverside Contracting Inc. crews will be pouring concrete for the approaches to the Sinclair gas station and properties on the southbound couplet, the short segment of roadway connecting 1st Ave. to US Highway 93. Concr...
News from Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service BOZEMAN – When the moon slips between Earth and the sun on the morning of Oct. 14, two teams of student scientists from Montana stationed along the annular eclipse’s path will send equipment high into the atmosphere to collect data for experiments...
POLSON — On Friday, Sept. 29, Polson High School junior Bethany Butler received notification that she has been accepted to sing at Carnegie Hall. She will be the first Polson student to ever do so. Joining an elite group of 300 students chosen from applicants in the United States, Canada and G...
