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News from the Office of Senator Steve Daine s U.S. SENATE — The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Senator Steve Daines’ bipartisan bill that will streamline the permitting process for outfitters and guides to help increase access to public lands and support small businesses. “Because of Montana’s checkerboard land ownership patterns, a guided hunt often will cross into multiple land jurisdictions sometimes in just one day. Since each federal land agency has a separate permitting process, this means that guides and outfitters often have to go through multiple departments and permitting processes all for one trip. and access,&r...
RONAN — Fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire want to remind the public that debris burning is closed for the winter season. Debris burning season will open Mar. 1, 2022. You will not need a permit to burn from Mar. 1-Apr. 30. If you have any questio...
December brings a flurry of holiday festivities to the Mission Valley, beginning this Friday as Polson and St. Ignatius each host lighted parades, visits by St. Nick and related revelries. A week later, Lake County Fairgrounds in Ronan is aglow with Lights Under the Big Sky, which continues for two weekends,...
Lake County Commissioners unanimously voted last Monday to spend an estimated $500,000 to clean and renovate the county’s detention facility, located in the courthouse basement. Commissioner Steve Stanley, who has taken the lead in the remodeling effort, told commissioners and sheriff department sta...
RONAN — The question of who will represent Ronan’s Ward 1 ended in another tie vote, this time at last Monday’s City Council meeting, so incumbent Marilynn Tanner decided to step aside. “I was tired of ties,” she said. Tanner, a retired schoolteacher and admini...
Before it took two incomes to raise a family and homes in the Ronan area could be purchased for about $15,000, volunteering was a way of life. One organization that promoted community involvement was the Jaycees and Jayceens. The Jaycees began in the 1920s for the purpose of providing opportunities for yo...
LAKE COUNTY — On Thanksgiving Day, a smidge more than 130 people enjoyed a traditional in-person sit-down dinner hosted at the Ronan Community Center. “All those who came were very happy and thankful,” said dinner organizer Rita Ulutoa. The free community feast featured classic ...
ARLEE — The community of Arlee kicked off the holiday season Friday evening with the return of the Parade of Lights, however this year’s event had a unique twist. Doing their part to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, parade organizers opted to host a “Trunk or Treat” styl...
Four new bike racks, purchased with grant funds from Mission West and Glacier Bank by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce Revitalization Committe, were installed in downtown Ronan by city staff last week.
News from the Flathead Lake Museum POLSON — Recently members of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum Board, assisted by a forklift and driver provided by Western Building Center, met at the museum to move our newly purchased roofing material into a dry, safe environment inside the museum, while we awai...
