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News from Reach Higher Montana HELENA — November is National Scholarship Month, and nonprofit Reach Higher Montana is celebrating all month long with its annual Stick with Scholarships campaign. The campaign encourages students to place a student-designed Reach Higher Montana sticker on an appropriate surface, such as a water bottle or book cover, snap a photo, and share it on Facebook or Instagram feed, tag us and follow our page. All participating students will be entered into a random drawing for six $500 scholarships. All high school counselors have received a supply of stickers to share with students, and anyone who did not receive a sticker can contact Rea...
Eighth grade 4.0: Mackinzi Bartel, Jeffrey Bird, Kaleb Birdrattler, Francesca Burnett, Kalven Christopher, Brayden Clark, Elyanna Crego, David DiGiallonardo, Ruger Ellis, Holden Emerson, Arianna Fisher, Vivian Grainey, Parker Hendrickson, Josie Henriksen, Brody Kline, Marshall Kok, Cruz Lies, Te...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Center’s Thanksgiving meal will be on Wednesday, Nov.17, at 5;30 p.m. Please join us as we give thanks for our blessings in this very difficult year. Our menu for the next week: — Friday, Nov. 12: chicken dinner, rolls, potatoes, veg...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to an open house to learn about the final design of the reconstruction of about 1.7 miles of U.S. Hwy. 93, just north of Ronan. The project begins ...
RONAN — A skills-trades teacher from Ronan High School was recently named winner of the 2021 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, receiving $50,000 as part of a $1 million prize award given to teachers nationwide. On Monday, Oct. 25, in a surprise all-class assembly ...
News from the Montana Highway Patrol RONAN — A 37-year-old Ronan woman died in a single vehicle crash in Ronan on Tuesday, Oct. 26. According to information released from the Montana Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3 p.m. near Timerlane Road and Grizzly Drive in Ronan when for an unknown rea...
News from the Montana Healthcare Foundation POLSON — Dr. Jamie G. Straub, DO, FACOG, has been named the 2021 Mignon Waterman Award recipient. The award was created to honor Mignon Waterman’s life and legacy. Mignon was one of the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s founding trustees and se...
News from CSKT Natural Resources Blustery fall weather is here. Many hardy anglers are still hitting the water on Flathead Lake bringing in good numbers of lake trout entries in 2021 Fall Mack Days. The fishing event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana F...
News from MT FWP MONTANA — The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee is seeking proposals for grants to partners and agencies to disseminate consistent messages about grizzly bears and to promote effective actions and techniques to increase human safety and decrease the likelihood of bear-huma...
Briar Bailey POLSON — Briar Sue Bailey was born on Oct. 20, 2021, at St. Luke Community Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Parents are David Bailey and Jonta Naldrett French of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Todd and Helen Bailey of Polson. Maternal...
