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News from Raph Graybill and Rylee Sommers-Flanagan   HELENA — Judge Menahan of the First Judicial District Court held on Feb. 3 that Senate Bill 319, which legislators amended heavily in a closed 16-minute hearing just a day before the end of the 2021 legislative session, violates the Montana Constitution. A diverse coalition of plaintiffs, including Leo Gallagher (County Attorney for Lewis & Clark County), the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Forward Montana, and others, challenged the bill last summer, alleging that legislators snuck in new provisions without public comment or input in the waning hours of the legislative session. While the original bi...

News from the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Montana Student Volunteer Award is presented through a partnership between the Governor’s Office of Community Service and Montana Campus Compact campuses.  Honorees of this annual award are college students across the...

Polson Middle School Grade 8 4.0: Mackinzi Bartel, Jeffrey Bird, Emma Boogerd,Francesca Burnett, Kalven Christopher, Brayden Clark, Kalim Crawford, Elyanna Crego,  Joshua Ducept, Ruger Ellis,  Holden Emerson, Arianna Fisher, Vivian Grainey, Patience Hatch, Parker Hendrickson, Josie Henr...

News from Marshall Swearingen/ MSU News Service BOZEMAN — When an innovative computer developed at Montana State University heads to the moon next year for testing as part of a NASA mission, it will carry an unusual cargo: short messages submitted by Montana students and anyone else who wants to h...

News from Dana Grant of SAFE Harbor MISSION VALLEY — “The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” What is the month of love? A time to share some positive energy. A chance to connect with others. A period for letting your heart...

POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) celebrated its tenth anniversary over the weekend. The event, intended to “bring a diverse international slate of independent films from around the globe, the U.S., and right here in Montana” according to its brochure, saw a larg...

News from Sand County Foundation MONTANA — Know a Montana rancher, farmer or forestland owner who goes above and beyond in the stewardship and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2022 Montana Leopold Conservation Award. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Far...

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Fewer CSKT tribal members applied for college aid last year, following national trends, but the tribe has both funds available for education and positions that need filling by college graduates, a tribal education official told tribal council in mid-January.  “Since...

News from the LCCD Do you know a Lake County resident high school senior with an interest in conservation, natural resources, and agriculture? Then check out the Future Steward Conservation Scholarship on the Lake County Conservation District website.  Award: $500 Application opens:2/2/2022 ...

News from the American Red Cross GREAT FALLS — While there has been a significant and encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Those interes...