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Addiction is the great equalizer, according to Crozer Health Recovery Center director David Moran. It doesn’t care about race, age, or status. The fact that anyone can fall victim to addiction under the right circumstances is a lesson the opioid epidemic brought to light. Instead of assigning shame and instead getting to the root of the problem, people in Lake County’s drug court and related organizations are working to help victims of addiction both recover and regain their confidence through a sense of community. When some hear the word “court,” the mind turns to the likes of crime shows: strict judges and harsh punishments and people taken away in handcuf...
MONTANA — As of Sunday, Jan. 9, there were 1,161 new cases of COVID-19 in the state with 23 new and 85 active cases in Lake County. Those numbers, gleaned from the state’s COVID-19 tracking site, compare to 22 new cases in the county on Dec. 31 and 815 new cases for the state overall on Jan. 3. &...
News from Paddy Fleming MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Despite struggling with worker shortages, disrupted supply chains and increased shipping costs, Montana manufacturers fared relatively well during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic and could see a return to pre-pandemic activity this year...
From the office of the Montana Office of Public Instruction HELENA — State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide assistance funds to help Montana overcome school nutrition supply chain challenges. This adds to the existing fle...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — A new study from a Montana State University researcher and his colleagues provides evidence that the labor market tightened for the nursing workforce throughout the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by falling employment and rising wages acro...
POLSON — Elisabeth Bjorge, daughter of Marvin and Laura Bjorge of Polson, received a letter of congratulations for her academic success and placement on the Dean’s list of Crown University where she is a sophomore studying business administration as her major and entrepreneurship as a minor.
POLSON — Temperatures weren’t the only thing taking a plunge on New Year’s Day. On Saturday afternoon, a few more than 50 spirited chill seekers made an icy plunge into Flathead Lake’s frigid waters, making a big splash into the 2022 New Year during the Polson Polar Plunge. In i...
Registration opens for middle school online mathematics contest News from MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Middle school students from across the state of Montana are invited to register for a free online mathematics contest set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. The American Mathematics Competiti...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes convene Friday, Jan. 7, at tribal headquarters in Pablo for the quarterly meeting, which begins with the swearing in of a new slate of elected officials. The general election was held Dec. 18. With five council seats up fo...
News from the Office of Senator Jon Tester MONTANA — Following the passage of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently announced he secured $28,610,817 in Federal Aviation Administration Fiscal Year 2022 funding for 69 Montana airports as part of the ...
