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ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Center’s menu for the next week: — Friday, Oct. 1: lunch - tater tot casserole, green beans, fruit, dessert — Tuesday, Oct. 5: lunch - Asian stir fry with chicken and veggies, rolls, fruit, dessert — Wednesday, Oct.6: dinner - pork roast, apple sauce, salad, fresh cider, dessert Our fall yard sale is on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2, with a bake sale on Friday. Hours are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. If possible, please bring any donations early next week. We will set up on Thursday and if you have time, please volunteer. Call 406-745-4462 with any questions. Also, please mark your c...
News from the Lake County Conservation District LAKE COUNTY — Help support pollinators by growing pollinator habitat. Lake County Conservation District is continuing our Pollinator Initiative by giving away free pollinator seed at the Ronan Farmers Market on Oct. 7 and 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. and at t...
Friday marked the end of a long and intricate journey to resolve water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the state of Montana and the federal government. That voyage came to an end when Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland signed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai-Montana C...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RAVALLI — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to install signs, flashers, and a vehicle speed feedback sign near Ravalli on about three miles of US Highway 93, just s...
Innovative, creative and devoted are just a few of the adjectives that nominators used to describe Polson’s Carol Lynn Lapotka, who was named Retailer of the Year by the state Department of Commerce during the recent Made in Montana Tradeshow in Helena. The proprietor of handMADE Montana received do...
ST. IGNATIUS — A lack of water, particularly for livestock, was discussed during last week’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Mission Jocko Irrigation District commissioners. “It’s a big deal here for some of us, I’d love to go another month,” Joint Board Chairman Ray...
CHARLO — Jonathan Gardner, a graduate of Charlo High School, was promoted to Major on May 1 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has served nearly 12 years in the United States Army as a Signal Officer. In addition, after attending the United States Army Command and General Staff College for the pa...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced last week the Department of Public Health and Human Services has issued an emergency rule to ease strain on hospital capacity across the state. The temporary emergency rule waives regulations to make it...
News from the Lake County Election Office CHARLO — An election for two open positions on the School District No. 7-J board of trustees was held Sept. 14. Out of 798 active voters, 324 cast ballots for trustees – yielding a 40.6% turnout for active voters in the district. Tracy Olsen and Jodi...
RONAN — After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ronan Harvest Festival returned to the south lawn of Glacier Bank along U.S. Highway 93 on Saturday, and so did the crowds. “We thought it would be something fun to do to get the kids out of the house,” said event go...
