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Tabletree Montana Wins Silver in sofi™ Awards   BIGFORK — Tabletree Cherry Juice has won the silver award in the Juices and Beverages category as part of the Specialty Food Association’s 2021 sofi™ Awards, a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.  Tabletree Cherry Juice was one of 130 winners selected from nearly 1,500 entries across 49 product categories. Products are judged in an anonymous sampling for taste - including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma - ingredient quality, and innovation. The sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center in April following strict safety guidelines. “We are so...


Dixon seniors for May 12, 2021

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to follow social distancing precautions, so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepting ...


Innovative health clinic celebrates 3rd anniversary Innovative health clinic celebrates 3rd anniversary

When the Legislature wrapped up its biennial session last week, two bills signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte won praise from Polson physician Cara Harrop, whose pureHealth direct primary care clinic is one of just eight in Montana.  Senate Bill 374, which allows physicians to dispense medications...


CSKT bomb threat under investigation

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Police are still searching for a person suspected of making a bomb threat that ended up closing the CSKT Tribal Complex on Thursday, April 29.  Officers from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, working with the Lake County Sheriff’s Offi...


New Polson community development director wears many hats New Polson community development director wears many hats

POLSON — Walking down Main Street, Juan Escano brims with curiosity and enthusiasm for Polson and its potential. The city’s new community development director is guided by a basic premise: “Support what’s here. Lay the groundwork to make it grow.”  That applies to trees ...


Montana regains second U.S. House seat with 2020 Census

News from the Department of Commerce  MONTANA — Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the 2020 Census state population count released by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The count reveals that Montana’s population grew from ...


Comments needed for project

News from the Montana Department of Transportation  RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to install a center left turn lane on about 0.5 miles of U.S. Highway 93, approximately five miles south of Ronan, at the ...


Budget passes, heads to Governor’s desk

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — The fiscally responsible Republican budget today cleared the Montana legislature and is headed to Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk for his signature. First introduced by Gov. Gianforte on Jan. 7, the Republican budget reduces House Bill 2 ...


CSKT roads program hosts project meeting

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Roads Program will be hosting a public involvement meeting on May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the powwow grounds in Elmo. Information will be available for two separate proposed projects, including the Big Arm t...


Bill to protect public lands, including Mission Mountains

News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — To protect Montana’s public lands and strengthen our outdoor economy, U.S. Senator Jon Tester reintroduced his landmark Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act in the Senate. A made-in-Montana bill, the Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act...


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