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Lundeen awarded ‘School Resource Officer of the Year’ Lundeen awarded ‘School Resource Officer of the Year’

News from the Jeremy Bullock Safe Schools Summit HELENA — The second annual School Safety Recognition Awards ceremony was held on Aug. 9 during the fourth annual Jeremy Bullock Safe Schools Summit. The School Safety Recognition Awards are part of the Summit’s effort to help promote school safety. Individuals, schools, organizations, and youth all play an important role in these efforts and the awards allow for acknowledgement of the dedication, commitment and hard work put into striving for safer schools in our communities. The 2023 recipient of the School Resource Office of the Year award was Polson School District #23 School Resource Officer, Nate Lundeen, of the Lake ...


Past brought to life to support library’s future Past brought to life to support library’s future

POLSON — The community came together to support the North Lake County Public Library as they hosted a unique fundraiser to reach their goal of $2.2 million for the library’s renovation project. On Saturday afternoon, a bit of the past flew into the Polson airport for the 75th anniversary of D-...


Montana Senators comment on MAST program waiver

News from the offices of Senator Tester, Senator Daines MONTANA — The Department of Education has granted Montana schools flexibility in standardized testing for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Administration’s approval of this waiver will support OPI’s Montana Alternative Student Tes...


US Hwy 93 Ronan-North construction project update

News from Sloane Stinson on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — Construction of the southbound lanes of US Highway 93 (US 93) is underway. Crews will be installing gravel next week. Watch for trucks entering and exiting the project site.  Drivers continue to travel o...


Legislative Notes Legislative Notes

I’ve been hearing some questions from Montanans who are grateful for the over $1 billion in one-time and ongoing tax relief passed by legislative Republicans, but also say they want to see the state make smart investments for the long term. The conservative budgeting from the legislature and resulti...


Lawsuit brought to fight TikTok ban

News from the American Civil Liberties Union  MISSOULA — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the consolidated lawsuits brought by TikTok and five TikTok creators challenging the constitutionality of ...


Flathead Reservation fire updates as of Aug. 14

News from CSKT Division of Fire Location: Big Knife - 5 miles east of Arlee, MT | Niarada - 12 miles west of Elmo, MT | Mill Pocket: 3 miles West of Hwy. 28 Start Date: Big Knife - 7/24/2023 | Niarada - 7/30/2023 | Mill Pocket – 7/30/2023  Cause: Lightning Structures Lost: 4 Big Knife-4,952 a...


Ninepipes hosts Conservation Speaker Series

News from the Ninepipes Lodge CHARLO — We’re hosting a Conservation Speaker Series alongside NRCS to provide some information about conservation in the Mission Valley. We have three speakers: the first is Hilary Cooley, a Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator to speak about grizzly bear recovery...


SKC Press announces newest book

This collection of documents includes talks or petitions by Salish and Kootenai chiefs found in the surviving historical record. The Salish and Kootenai Indians of the Flathead Indian Reservation confronted many crises in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The physical and cultural survival o...


Ecology, Discovery shared Ecology,  Discovery shared

YELLOW BAY — The clarity of Flathead Lake’s water is the same in 2023 as it was in 1977. This fact, emphasized Flathead Lake Biological Station Director Jim Elser, is something to be proud of. Elser, who also serves as Bierman Professor of Ecology for the University of Montana, spoke to visito...


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