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Declan Stunden RONAN — Declan Anthony Stunden was born on Feb. 16, 2021, at St. Luke Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Parents are Katherine Harner and Ryan Stunden of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Nina and Brian Trawick of Polson. Declan joins siblings Avery, Logan, Addilyn, Griffin, Violet, Maraya and Bailey. Eliza Welch RONAN — Eliza Rae Welch was born on Feb. 9, 2021, at St. Luke Community Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Parents are Ashten Hadley and Jeremiah Welch of St. Ignatius. Paternal grandmother is Melinda Welch of St. Ignatius. Maternal grandmother ...
News from the office Senator Tester MONTANA – U.S. Senator Jon Tester escalated his aggressive push to restore Amtrak service to Montana’s Hi-Line communities by introducing legislation to reinstate furloughed Amtrak employees and return complete long-distance service to routes like the Empi...
LAKE COUNTY – To wear or not to wear a mask? That was the question before the Lake County Board of Health during a public hearing Feb. 16, as board members crafted a response to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s repeal of his predecessor’s statewide mask mandate. In a four-to-one decision, the...
A local Girl Scout troop worked on a project to recognize another group of children with messages of love. Children in the troop, who are under age 10 and members of Polson Girl Scout Troop 3335, sat down with markers, glue and glitter to create dozens of Valentine’s Day cards to be delivered ...
News from FFA MONTANA — The local FFA Chapters in Montana will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 20-27. This National FFA Week embraces more than 93 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. More than 760,000 members will participate in National FFA...
The Polson School Board has selected veteran administrator and celebrated football coach Michael Cutler, of Philipsburg, to lead the district beginning next year. The board unanimously voted for the candidate at last Monday’s school board meeting. The board held sessions Feb. 8-9 to interview ...
News from the Northwest Counties Farm Bureau RONAN — Northwest Counties Farms Bureau along with the Lake County Commissioners, Lake County Democrats and the Lake County Republican Central Committee are co-sponsoring an event. Please join us for a Legislative Update on Thursday, March 4, a...
News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — The Greater Polson Community Foundation has offered grant writing workshops for nonprofits for the past several years and the event will continue in a new way. Due to COVID-19, we will meet via Zoom rather than in person at noon on M...
News from the UM Bio Station MONTANA — The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station is launching a new program called Monitoring Montana Waters. The program will provide scientific expertise, guidance and funding to citizen-led watershed groups in Montana to build ca...
News from the US Department of the Interior WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced that it will host initial consultations with tribal leaders in March. In addition to honoring and strengthening the nation-to-nation relationship, these steps will help ensure that future ...
