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RONAN — The Ronan Counseling Department handed out 567 pounds of food to families in need this Thanksgiving. Turkeys were offered to the district by the Montana Food Bank Network back in October, setting in motion the organization of the Thanksgiving baskets. To determine how many were needed, the counseling staff gathered and got in touch with families they felt would benefit from some extra support. Sixteen households in total were given baskets for the holiday. The rest of the food provided was already largely available from the school district’s own high school pantry. Made possible by the No Kid Hungry grant received by the school district last...
HELENA — Do you know a student who could use $1,000 to help pay for their education? The Reach Higher Montana Scholarship program opened Dec. 1, at www.ReachHigherMontana.org. This year, the Montana-based nonprofit organization will award 81 scholarships – 30 awards for Class of 2022 graduating h...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner and/or pinochle. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon reques...
ST. IGNATIUS — Please join us for the Mission Valley Ranch Hands 4-H Club Bazaar at the St. Ignatius High School gym. Our bake and craft sale was last weekend and I apologize for missing the newsletter deadline to remind you. We will have more baked goods and crafts available at the bazaar and there wi...
News from Missoula Aging Services MISSOULA – Multiple accounts of scam calls have been reported to Montana’s Senior Medicare Patrol, including new attempts to take advantage of Montanans’ increased use of telehealth during the pandemic. The current complaints document unsolicited phone...
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 ...
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...
