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A group of tribes in Montana alleges a new election law will disenfranchise Native voters and has moved to join a lawsuit challenging it. On Tuesday, the ACLU of Montana, American Civil Liberties Union nationally and Native American Rights Fund filed a motion to intervene in an existing case on behalf of a group of tribal plaintiffs, including the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community and Western Native Voice. In their complaint, the group of tribal plaintiffs argues the changes to Election Day voter registration outlined in Senate Bill 490 disproportionately harm Native Americans in rural and tribal com...
News from Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts POLSON - Create small art for big art and use art to unite our community. Donate your talent for fundraising to the Sandpiper Art Gallery. Pick up a $2 blank 5X5 canvas at the gallery, 306 Main Street, and create a design. Return your artwork to the gallery fo...
Aurora Farnsworth POLSON - Ariel Farnsworth is excited to announce the arrival of little sister, Aurora Rose Farnsworth. Aurora was born on June 24, 2025, at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center’s Nesting Place. She was 21 inches long and weighed 8 pounds, 2.3 ounces. Aurora’s parents ...
Given northwest Montana’s warm and dry spring, it was a shock to many to see snow at higher elevations on the first official day of summer. One couple even found themselves getting married in powder atop Whitefish’s Big Mountain, generating a snowy story that went viral. The summer solstice storm...
Marriages Melissa Rose Metschan and Jacob Eugene Olsen Nola Reese Baxter and Haden Dean Jaeger Thomas Robert Missett and Carla Jean Metcalf Makenzy Scott Kelch and Kaylee Esther Gray Reid Allen Janish and Kyia Shay Hendrickson Kaylee Beverly Jennison and Briar Hoyce Largent Christian J...
News from Sloane Stinson, Montana Department of Transportation RONAN - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. have received the materials from the supplier and will continue to improve the intersection of US Highway 93 with Third Ave. and Old US 93. Traffic cont...
News from U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), vice chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Finance ...
News from Friends of the Children -Western Montana POLSON — Friends of the Children–Western Montana is proud to mark one year of its Flathead Nation program, a long-term, culturally responsive mentorship initiative that pairs Indigenous youth with professional mentors. This year, the program...
News from the Lake County Conservation District HOT SPRINGS - The Lake County Conservation District is excited to announce that Hot Springs High School senior, Nick McAllister, has been selected as the recipient of their annual scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior ...
POLSON — Polson High School is hosting the USPA “Take Back the Power” event on Saturday, July 19. Powerlifting is more than just a competition involving three tests of strength (squat, bench, deadlift). Events get underway at 9 a.m. and continues into the afternoon. Cost is $15 at the...
