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POLSON — The UM Bio Station will hold its annual free open house on Friday, Aug. 4, inviting the community in for an afternoon of learning about Flathead Lake and enjoying some outdoor fun. The Bio Station holds annual open house events thanks to the current director, Jim Elser. He believes when locals meet with Bio Station scientists, they are able put faces to the station’s work and can ask questions to better understand their efforts on behalf of Flathead Lake. The station focuses on research, monitoring, education and outreach platforms for limnology, ecology, and environmental science. While they couldn’t hold open houses for a couple years due to the pandemi...
News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — A federal district court in Helena issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, July 28, ensuring that Montana Pride events will go forward without disruption or fear of liability beginning July 30. A diverse group of plaintiffs—including a public-sch...
News from Suz Rittenhouse GPCF Photos by Jane Larson POLSON — Twenty-one beautiful yards were nominated for the 2023 Polson in Bloom contest sponsored by the Beautification Committee of the Greater Polson Foundation (GPCF). Street appeal, color, unique variety and originality were among aspec...
HELENA — The lead attorney for Montana’s public education agency Wednesday characterized the changes stemming from new obscenity and religious expression laws as relatively minor, despite strong opposition to the measures from educators and librarians as they were debated by the state Legislature...
News from Zero to Five Montana HELENA — Zero to Five Montana has received a grant to build on the organization’s early childhood work aimed at improving outcomes for Montana’s tribal communities. The funding was awarded by Zero to Three, a national organization focused on c...
News from Big Sky Public Relations on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — Excavation operations continue this week at the project’s north end, north of Baptiste Road. Traffic will be traveling on the southbound lanes, and drivers should anticipate traveling on a gravel...
News from Justin Franz, Montana Free Press FLATHEAD LAKE — Elected officials in northwest Montana are expressing frustration after the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the many dams and reservoirs of the Columbia River Basin, rejected a plan to send water from the Hungry Horse Reservoir to rai...
News from the Dept. of Labor and Industry HELENA — Montana reached its 20th consecutive month of unemployment below 3 percent in June, according to data compiled by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. Since Governor Greg Gianforte was elected,...
RONAN — Ronan’s annual Crab Fest will return to the Lake County Fairgrounds on July 28 with presale tickets already quickly running out. Started by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce years ago, Crab Fest used to be a smaller endeavor held in the city park each year. In contrast, this year wil...
RONAN — The 2023 Lake County Fair is well underway this week at the fairgrounds in Ronan and will continue through Saturday, July 29. This year’s festivities started off the morning of Saturday, July 22, with the Horse Show and SW Youth Rodeo. The rodeo lets youngsters show their skills ...
