Valley Journal
Valley Journal

This Week’s e-Edition

Current Events

Latest Headlines

What's New?

Send us your news items.

NOTE: All submissions are subject to our Submission Guidelines.

Announcement Forms

Use these forms to send us announcements.

Birth Announcement
Obituary

News

MT Internet Crimes against Children Task Force receives $300K+ in support

News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that $337,516 will be awarded to the Montana Department of Justice to support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “I’m glad to see the Montana Department of Justice receive this support for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which is critical for keeping Montana children safe and protecting them from internet-related crimes and predators,” Daines said. Daines voted for this funding in December 2020.   


Staffing shortages could impact MDT winter operations

New from the Montana Department of Transportation HELENA – The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is committed to keeping the highways cleared whenever winter weather impacts the state. National workforce shortages are affecting MDT, like many other employers. Recruitment efforts for se...


Vaccine mandate injunction a temporary relief for hospitals Vaccine mandate injunction a temporary relief for hospitals

The Biden Administration’s efforts to mandate COVID vaccines for healthcare workers ran into a roadblock last Tuesday when a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the implementation and enforcement of the rule.  Local healthcare administrators, who had be...


Praise for Nationwide CMS Vaccine Mandate Injunction

New from DHRD, Governor Gianforte and Senator Daines  HELENA — On Nov. 30, Governor Greg Gianforte praised a federal court’s nationwide injunction of President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers: “Hundreds of Montanans at risk of losing their livelih...


Marijuana tax referendum to be put before voters next June

LAKE COUNTY — The legalization of recreational marijuana, approved by voters in Lake County and statewide during the November 2020 general election, edges ever closer to reality, with sales slated to begin Jan.1.  For local governments, legalization could mean additional tax income, pending the...


CSKT, County collaborate to repair Terrace Lake Road bridge

News from CSKT The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and Lake County are collaborating to upgrade the Terrace Lake Road bridge that crosses the canal three miles east of Highway 93. The current bridges’ planks need replacement. This upgrade will remove the deficient planks and repl...


Ronan Cooperative Brewery revitalizes downtown, one brew at a time Ronan Cooperative Brewery revitalizes downtown, one brew at a time

RONAN — Montana’s first cooperative brewery recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.  Though the doors of the Ronan Cooperative Brewery have been open for 15 months, the business model of the Co-op, as the town affectionately calls it, was embraced by the community back in 2017. Prop...


COVID, flu vaccines available from Tribal Health

News from CSKT Tribal Health Tribal Health is now offering COVID vaccinations to all people (tribal and non-tribal) ages 5+ years. Flu vaccinations are also available for all Tribal Health eligible patients at both Tribal Health pharmacies. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, they will only offer COVID vaccin...


Attitude of gratitude used to combat workforce fatigue

Last summer, a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 1,327 front-line health care workers in the United States showed that medical burnout had reached epidemic proportions, accelerated by the COVID pandemic.  According to a story by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the surve...


Lake County marriages and divorces for November 2021

Marriages Kaelen Christine Wall and Dylan Chaz Kelley Justin Douglas McCoy and Ashley N. Dishoungh Michael J. McClelland and Taylor S. Sydney Alex William Helgeson and Tautiana R. Butler Joclynn Joan Cass and Landin T. Zimmerer William Lloyd Jenkins and Maxine Jane Ramey   Div...


Sponsored by: