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News from Rev. Jason Burrough, The Bridge Church POLSON — The Day of Hope, Back to School Health Fair is back and coming to Downtown Polson on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., located between First St. W and Third Ave. W in front of the Cove in downtown. This free community event is brought to you by our local faith community, multiple nonprofits, and various business sponsors across the Polson and Mission Valley areas. The Day of Hope will feature a variety of local nonprofit organizations, vendors, health service agencies, and educational services geared towards helping the families of Lake County prepare for the Back-to-School season. The Day of Hope will includ...
News from U.S. Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — On June 6, the Department of the Interior launched a new interactive map to track the over $7.3 billion invested so far from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in over 1,300 projects nationwide. The tool is the first of its ...
News from the MT Secretary of State MONTANA — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced recently that veto polling results from the 68th Legislative Session are available on the Secretary of State Office’s website at: https://sosmt.gov/elections/veto-polling-results/ The Secretary of ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Working with the 68th Legislature, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) simplified licensing requirements on state lands as part of Governor Gianforte’s Red Tape Re...
POLSON — The county building that previously housed drug court, IT, and Sheriff’s detectives was demolished last week to make way for new expansions for the growing county offices. While the building has been owned by the county for a number of years, County Commissioner Steve Stanley sh...
POLSON — The pediatric dental program at Tribal Health clinics in both Polson and St. Ignatius have reported new achievements in local kids’ dental health thanks to renewed efforts spearheaded by their newest pediatric dentist Dr. David Burke. “From the first day on, Dr. Burke want...
News from North Lake County Public Library District POLSON — July 13-27th is the Big Library Read event. Engage with the only global e-book reading club. All you need is a valid library card to read the same digital title at the same time without any wait lists or holds. Participating in this even...
POLSON — The Polson VFW spiced up this year’s Fourth of July Parade with their second ever reenactment of the historic battles at Lexington and Concord. Held before the start of the parade proper, the reenactment aims to bring a little extra history to the festivities ever year and remin...
News from the Flathead Basin Commission MONTANA — Passed during the 2023 Montana Legislative Session, Senate Bill 83 effectively created the Western Montana Conservation Commission (WMCC) with the purpose of protecting the existing high quality of western Montana’s aquatic resources. Initiat...
News from the Kristine S. Meili Memorial Scholarship board RONAN — The Kristine S. Meili Memorial Scholarship board would like to announce the recipients of the 2023 awards: Robbie McCrea, Alyssa Pretty On Top, Tyler Corum, Margaret Cordova, and Olivia Heiner all received $5,000 scholarships, and ...
