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News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Hunter education courses are scheduled in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, and Eureka. Registration is free and available at: https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter-education. Dates, locations and specific instructions for each class, as well as contact information for the lead instructors, are available in the class descriptions online.  In-person, instructor-led hunter education courses are available free to anyone 10 and older. Instructor-led courses provide new hunters with a hands-on learning experience and can be particularly beneficial for people who have minimal experience in the field or handling firearms. Students...

POLSON — MSU Lake County Extension office is partnering with MSU Healthy Aging Department to host a Caregiver Respite Retreat on Friday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This is a free event, lunch is included, and participants will receive a $50 Visa gift card. This retreat is for all those wonderful fol...

POLSON — National Senior Citizens Day was Aug. 21. President Reagan signed the proclamation in 1988. Every day we celebrate the services that senior citizens provide in the community. Thank you for your dedication. Time to pay your dues … $15 is cheap. The price of dues has not risen in over ...

ST. IGNATIUS — It was a welcome relief last week when we have rain and the temperatures cooled down.    The AARP Driving Course will be taught in October. Watch for the date. A big Thanks to all that came and played bingo on Aug. 9. The lucky blackout winner received $100.   We wil...

POLSON — In 1911 a group of Polson residents petitioned the Montana Legislature to create a new county out of portions of Flathead County to the north and Missoula County to the south. Their request was granted in April of 1923 when voters within the new county’s proposed boundaries approved its ...

News and graphic from Northern Rockies Incident Management Team ARLEE — As of Aug. 20: On the north edge of the fire along S. Canal Road, the fire is backing down toward the canal. The areas with the most intense heat on the fire are located on the northeast side of Gold Creek drainage with some s...

Story from the Aug. 30, 1912 issue of the Ronan Pioneer History of Ronan will date hereafter from August 24, 1912, the date of the big fire. On that day at between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m., the exact minute being in dispute, a fire was discovered in the automobile garage of Crawford & Clairmont, in the al...

News from Montana Legislature MONTANA — Anyone driving Montana’s highways knows the risk of colliding with deer and other wildlife. Hardly a mile goes by without the gruesome reminders of hit animals, broken bumpers, or smashed headlights scattered on the shoulder.  According to the ...

News from CSKT Natural Resources Dept. FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will be conducting a capture event in October at the CSKT Bison Range to pull surplus bison as a means to keep genetic diversity high and capacity within Bison Range long-term goal for the rem...

News from Sloane Stinson, Montana Department of Transportation LAKE COUNTY — Next week paving will resume on the U.S. Highway 93 Ronan-North project. Riverside Contracting crews will also be working on highway approaches throughout the project area.  Drivers continue to travel on a gravel ...