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Sign up for surplus licenses, over-the-counter B licenses now available

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Hunters can now sign up for the Surplus List, which is a list of leftover licenses that were not distributed by the drawing. The list will be randomized, with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time.   Over-the-counter Deer B and Elk B licenses are also available for purchase. These licenses can be purchased online at: ols.fwp.mt.gov or in person at any FWP office or license provider.  Resident and nonresident hunters can sign up for the Surplus List through their MyFWP portal not required to sign up on the Surplus List. Getting a l...


New housing support services for Montanans with behavioral health needs announced

News from the office of the Governor HELENA – Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the launch of a new Medicaid-funded program to support eligible Montanans with housing-related needs as part of the state’s Healing and Ending Addiction through Recovery and Treatment (HEART) program. ...


Boys and Girls Club members attend red-carpet premiere

POLSON — Busloads of children descended upon Showboat Stadium 6 early Friday morning, June 20, for a special movie premiere. The boys and girls were the first in Lake County to view the latest Disney blockbuster film, "Elio." Though the Showboat has done movie premieres in the past for Montana-produced...


St. Ignatius Fire Department Auxiliary hosts 30th annual Firefighters’ Picnic

ST. IGNATIUS — Guns, ping-pong tables, chainsaws, and deer skulls: did a new pop-up shop come into Mission this past Saturday? Not quite. The goods being sold were a part of the annual St. Ignatius Firefighter’s Picnic that brought community members together to celebrate on an overcast day. Last ...


Governor stops in Lake County during 56-county tour

News from the office of Governor Gianforte MISSOULA – Governor Gianforte recently continued his 56 County Tour visiting with Montanans in Flathead, Lake, and Missoula counties to celebrate legislative partnerships and business innovation in western Montana.  “Working with our partner...


Briefs for June 25, 2025

Nominations open for farmers, ranchers to serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees News from USDA   WASHINGTON - Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These comm...


Tribes to reduce dam flows to keep Flathead Lake closer to full pool

FLATHEAD LAKE ­ - The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes received permission from the secretary of the Interior on Friday to reduce the amount of water flowing through the Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam near Polson to keep Flathead Lake closer to full pool amid an increasingly s...


St. Ignatius seniors for JUne 25, 2025

ST. IGNATIUS - Good Old Days is coming up and our St. Ignatius Senior Center will hold their pancake breakfast on July 12, from 7 to 11 a.m. We will raffle off a basket for Good Old Days. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the barbecue on Friday night, July 11. Bingo will be played at the center on...


Polson seniors for June 25, 2025

POLSON - Fire season is upon us.  Be careful with fireworks and campfires!  As the story goes, Elizabeth Willing Powel approached Benjamin Franklin on a street in Philadelphia after the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and asked “Well Doctor, what have we got, a Republic or a...


Ronan Library holds writing contests

News from Ronan Library District and Flathead Reservation Zero to Five RONAN - The Ronan Library is holding a Youth short Story Writing Contest and a Youth Poetry Writing Contest. Group I is open to children entering grades 3, 4 and 5 in the fall. Group II is open to children entering grades 6, 7, and 8...


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