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News from Alison Graham, AJGrp POLSON — The Montana-based producers of the independent feature, The Year of the Dog, in partnership with the Polson, Montana-based film distribution company, Nova Vento Entertainment, will host a week-long special screening, in Polson at Showboat Cinemas - Sept. 30 to Oct. 6.  Filmed exclusively on location in Bozeman, Livingston, and the Paradise Valley with a cast and crew predominantly pulled from all over the state - Bozeman and Missoula, Butte and Livingston, Red Lodge and Polson - The Year of the Dog is about two strays: Matt, an alcoholic struggling to maintain sobriety and Yup’ik, a rescue dog with an unusual athletic gift. ...

News and photo from State Farm POLSON — The cost of a wildfire like the recent Elmo Fire can be devastating to a community and an already stretched thin fire department. That helps explains why the Chief Cliff Fire Service Area Department took to social media requesting donations to help feed and ...

News from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is now accepting applications for grants through the Montana Forest Action Plan to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on state, private, county and Tribal lands, and on federal...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks HELENA — There are only two remaining trapper education field days left this year before trapping season for most species begins on Nov. 1. As a reminder, to purchase a Montana resident trapping license, trappers must complete the Montana Trapper Educa...

News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services officials report that nearly one in three Montanans aged 65 and older have reported falling at least once in the last 12 months. “Falling is not a normal part of aging, but knowing a person’s risk factors can r...

News from Daughters of the American Revolution PABLO — Kuilix Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded a $500 grant from the DAR’s Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Classroom Grant program to Pablo Elementary School Librarian Gay Speckert for the 2022-2023 school year. Pablo Elementary i...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte recently traveled to Kalispell and Townsend to recognize the exceptional work of Montanans promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and b...

News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines stressed the need for an all-of-the-above, Made in Montana and Made in America energy portfolio, including energy storage like the Gordon Butte Pumped Storage...

U.S. Senate — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that he secured $3,600,000 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Grant funds for the Missoula airport to expand the existing deicing apron an additional 18,100 square yards to meet Federal Aviation Administration design standa...

The Polson Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. Call 406-883-4735, email: polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com; or visit/mail at 504 Third Ave. E. Welcome to the Gathering Season! Heavy rain on the first day of Autumn was certainly a d...