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POLSON — The Polson Senior Center serves lunch Monday-Friday from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Menu: — Wednesday, Aug. 18: meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, copper penny salad, chocolate pudding — Thursday, Aug. 19: barbecue ribs, apple rings, potato salad, creamed corn, cobbler — Friday, Aug. 20: chicken pot pie, biscuit, stir-fry veggies, banana cream bars — Monday, Aug. 23: taco soup, cornbread, green salad, mixed fruit — Tuesday, Aug. 24: Stroganoff with noodles, mixed veggies, creamy fruit salad, pineapple cake
News from USDA UNITED STATES — The United States Department of Agriculture is making up to $500 million available in grants to help rural healthcare facilities, tribes and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, healthcare services and nutrition assistance. President Biden’s compr...
U.S. SENATE — After reports that the Biden administration is caving to far-Left demands and plans to delay the modernization of America’s nuclear weapons, U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged President Biden to reverse this decision and highlighted the threat this would pose to national security. &...
Brandt Stipe stands ankle deep in the cold well water seeping into his new swimming pool from a garden hose. “This is super fun,” pronounces the 8-year-old optimist. “I want it to be fun for you,” replies his grandfather and pool purveyor, former Lake County Commissioner Dave...
POLSON — Wildfire crews increased fire containment this past week as they continued to grapple with the destructive Boulder 2700 Fire. In a Monday morning update, fire officials with the Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team 4 reported that the 2,072 acre fire, burning eight miles ...
News from the Montana DPHHS MONTANA — State health officials said the trend of hospitalizations in Montana connected to unvaccinated COVID-19 patients has remained constant over the past several months. Specifically, Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier said that C...
By Karen Greene Valley Journal POLSON – A man was arrested after walking into the inner perimeter of the Boulder 2700 fire incident area and pretending to be a fire investigator. On Sunday, Aug. 1, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a man, later identified as Donald ...
News from the University of Montana MONTANA — Those in love with the outdoors can spend their entire lives chasing that perfect campsite. New University of Montana research suggests what they are trying to find. Will Rice, a UM assistant professor of outdoor recreation and wildland management, ...
Valley Journal FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The official Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council election results were tabulated for the July 31 Primary Election to elect two candidates for each of the five districts to be eligible to be placed on the General Election ballot for Dec. 18.&n...
News from the Montana Farmers Union MONTANA — Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers across the U.S. will benefit from a new executive order by President Biden to promote competition in the American economy. Agriculture has become increasingly consolidated, with fewer and fewer corpo...

