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Tribal representatives meet with Zinke, discuss Farm Bill Tribal representatives meet with Zinke, discuss Farm Bill

PABLO — Several Tribal representatives gathered at the CSKT Complex to meet with Congressman Ryan Zinke on April 12 to discuss their concerns and hopes for the bipartisan farm bill currently being drafted.  Attendees included representatives from Blackfeet, Little Shell, and Ft. Belknap Tribes, as well as individuals from the Intertribal Ag Council and several representatives from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. One of the top priorities voiced by attendees from recognized tribes throughout Montana was how the farm bill could help with the Tribes’ self-sufficiency in terms of food and conservation.  One approach discussed was how to support their bee...


Board of Adjustments meets over proposed Finley Point cell tower

POLSON — On April 12, the Board of Adjustments held a meeting to approve or deny the variance request of Vertical Bridge Development, LLC, and the possible construction of a cell tower to be placed on the International RV lot by Paradise Pines on Finely Point. Advocates said that the construction of th...


Ronan discusses possible subdivision Ronan discusses possible subdivision

RONAN — Discussion of a possible subdivision in Ronan continued during a recent Ronan City Council meeting on April 12.  Previously presented as a possibility by local surveyor Marc Carstens on Nov. 9 of last year, he returned with more progressed plans in order to keep the city apprised of the...


House joins Senate in endorsing Montana TikTok ban House joins Senate in endorsing Montana TikTok ban

HELENA — The Montana House followed the lead of the state Senate Thursday to endorse a statewide ban on the social media platform TikTok. Senate Bill 419, sponsored by Rep. Shelly Vance, R-Belgrade, would bar the platform’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, from allowing “the operat...


River water diversions unavailable

News from the Department of the Interior FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Water users please be advised that the river water diversions from the Jocko River at the FIIP Structure identified as the Jocko K, Canal Headworks, will not be able to divert water until April 29 due to rehabilitation of this structu...


Water Compact board approves first resolutions

RONAN — The Flathead Water Compact board finalized their bylaws during their April 13 meeting and passed their very first resolutions as a board.  The first resolution passed by the board was to establish the spending authority limits for the water engineer. Originally in a draft of the bylaws ...


DPHHS to discontinue COVID-19 Dashboards in May

News from DPHHS U.S. — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) announced April 12 that with the federal Public Health Emergency ending on May 11, the agency plans to discontinue the weekly updates to the COVID-19 case tracking and vaccine dashboards. The last update to the da...


If it was your house, would you fix it?

News from the Polson School District  POLSON — By now, your ballot(s) for the Polson School District Bond election should be in route to your mailbox if they haven’t already arrived. Thank you for your consideration of the various issues our aging school infrastructure faces, which you ...


Arlee Victory Garden seeks volunteers

News from the Arlee CDC ARLEE — The Arlee Community Development Corporation is looking for volunteers to help prepare a garden site for a Victory Garden that will provide fresh produce for residents of Arlee and the Jocko Valley. “We’re excited to be bringing this program to Arlee,&rdq...


Polson Middle School honor roll announced

5th Grade 4.0 Annabella Allred Dylan Bennett Elynn Bird Harlow Caye Taryn Cochran Madelyn Coles Brody Dunn Owen Godfrey Ethan Homola Wyatt Knapp Soren Lund Sharae Mahseelah Remi McMahon Aubrie Nash Elliotte Patrick Evaline Reinhardt Frank Schmitz Harmon...


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