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News from Polson Schools POLSON — Polson High School is focusing efforts to build a Computer Science Program to provide exposure and skill development opportunities for students. The new program is in partnership with Project Lead The Way (PLTW). PLTW is a National STEM Curriculum Provider. This year approximately 40 students have been participating in the foundation level course titled “Computer Science Essentials (CSE)”. One of those students is freshman Violet Humble. Violet shared that one of her favorite things about the CSE course is “the freedom of the tasks and how we are able to use our own creativity to create many different apps and solutions to probl...
News from North Lake County Library POLSON — On Monday, Jan. 23, at 5:30 p.m., the North Lake County Public Library will host a book signing for Milana Marsenich whose latest release is “Beautiful Ghost,” the sequel to “Copper Sky.” The new book is about the fall of 1...
News from the Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation POLSON — Scholarships applications are currently available for Polson High School graduates. Any student who is currently enrolled as a senior at Polson High School or as a previous PHS graduate are eligible for these scholarships; provi...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Jon Tester successfully introduced, spearheaded, and sent 19 veterans bills to the President’s desk in his second year as Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. These new laws are part of Tester’...
MONTANA — A Montana Office of Public Instruction report released Friday shows notable decreases in 2022 in the number of newly licensed teachers and those obtaining emergency employment authorizations following significant spikes in 2021. According to OPI’s report, the agency approved 1,207 ne...
News from Flathead Land Trust MISSION VALLEY — On Dec. 27, an agricultural gem in the Mission Valley was protected in perpetuity under a conservation easement held by Flathead Land Trust. For over 50 years, a Mission Valley family has been farming this area south of Polson. Their 315-acre family f...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks GREAT FALLS – Permit applications to float the Smith River will be accepted through Feb. 15. The permit drawing will be held on Feb. 21. Celebrated for its spectacular scenery, remote location and excellent fishing, floating the Smith River is one of Mont...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials are reporting substantial influenza (flu) activity during the first three months of this current flu season, from September through December 2022, that has far exceeded the prior five-year averages. Since...
Marriages Mark Richard Gibbons and Kathryn Rae Hall Ryan Thomas Todd and Felicia Maria Camp Jerald Dean Beck and Tammie Ann Davis Christopher D. Martin and Julie Moronuki Jonathan Cody Morton and Alexis Ann V. Barrow Cody Crabtree and Sherry Kohfeld Jane Tyler Makepeace and K...
August Taylor RONAN — August Lane Taylor was born on Dec. 29, 2022, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Parents are Christopher Harvey and Janelle Taylor of Ronan. Maternal grandparents are Bruce and Sandy Taylor of Ronan. August joins h...
