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POLSON — We can start cooking again in the cool fall weather so The North Lake County Public Library will help you find your new favorite recipe. They have prepared a sale of cookbooks. All items are just $1.

POLSON — A Montana-made film, The Year of the Dog, is offering Montanans a special sneak preview of the film at local theaters, including Polson’s own Showboat Cinema, throughout the state before it becomes commercially available.  “We’re always looking for independent films t...

POLSON — At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 28, officers executed a search warrant that led to the arrest of a Polson man.  According to testimony provided in court, Christopher Woods, 26, allegedly shot his mother-in-law multiple times with a BB gun with the encouragement of his wife earlier...

News from Montana Free Press MONTANA — Editor’s note: As candidates for Montana’s newly drawn western congressional district competed in their respective party primaries this spring, Montana Free Press asked each of them to complete a written questionnaire to help voters understand the...

News from Montana FWP HELENA — Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in wild birds and domestic poultry in Montana earlier this year. While HPAI cases in wild birds did appear to decline over the summer, there are detections of new cases in parts of the U.S., including Montan...

POLSON — Zumba instructors from around the state and dancers heeded the call when local instructor Jeannie Butler organized a Zumbathon fundraiser. The Oct. 1 event held at the Polson Elks Club raised $3,800 for the area’s most needy critters. Butler, who organized the event out of her love and p...

News from the Polson School District POLSON — Polson Schools will be submitting frequent articles to The Valley Journal about things happening in our schools. We believe that our greatest strength lies in the unity of our community. By working together, we can provide a safe learning environment w...

News from the University of Montana LAKE COUNTY — The spectrUM Discovery Area of the University of Montana, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Flathead Reservation and Lake County, has been selected to participate in a program that will bring 48 middle school students from the Flathead...

PABLO — Salish Kootenai College is holding a special art exhibit for the next few weeks showing off artwork made by faculty and staff throughout the institution.  With over 20 participants, the SKC Faculty Art Show saw submissions from not only the fine arts and digital design departments, but ...

HELENA — Hunting for ducks, coots and geese opens Saturday, Oct. 1. Here are a few reminders: The aggregate daily bag for dark geese in the Pacific Flyway has increased from four to five. Dark geese include Canada geese, cackling geese and white-fronted geese (any geese other than snow, blue and ...