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News from the Polson School District POLSON — The Polson School District is committed to promoting employee wellbeing. This school year, the district ramped up its workplace wellness program. “We care about our employees’ welfare so we wanted to offer them additional health and fitness resources and opportunities,” said Scott Boen, director of Human Resources and Communication. The bolstered portion of the wellness program consisted of two components. The first component was a free membership to Studio SWEAT onDemand, a virtual exercise class program. The program features hundreds of on-demand and live-streamed workouts that staff members may access anywhere ...

From MSU News Service MONTANA — A statewide survey conducted by Montana State University researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic determined that food security — or having consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life — has decreased substantially among Montanans. At the...

Area researchers have found two clear western Montana lakes – Flathead and Whitefish – generate home values that result in upwards of $3 billion in property value and $25 million in property tax revenues for local and state governments. The study was conducted by the University of Montana&rsqu...

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) along with U.S. Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) are reintroducing their Spotlight Act to shine a light on dark money political donors and hold the government accountable to enforce our nation’s campaign finance laws.  The S...

Fifth grade  4.0: Piper Adams, Daisy Anderson, Emma Benn, Johanna Bieber, Kimora Bighorn, Embree Bird, Madolyn Black, Aristo Cannon, Maylee Clairmont, Kaylee Coles, Case Cox, Carson Emerson, Eli Evenson, Anniston Flynn, Easton Gilmore, Dominick Haynes, James Horner, Cora Lapotka, Rosselyn Lies, C...

Ellen Felts RONAN — Ellen Angela Felts was born on Feb. 2, 2021 at St. Luke Community Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Parents are Justin and Heather Felts of Dayton. Paternal grandparents are Vernon and Deanna Felts of Hot Springs. Maternal grandpar...

ST. IGNATIUS — Hopefully you are all staying warm and safe at home. I’m sure a fair number of you have received at least one round of the COVID vaccines and many of us are waiting to get ours. Until we get more information from the health department and CDC, we will continue to have our once-a-mo...

POLSON — Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. We still have a few See’s Candy boxes for sweethearts with a sweet tooth. We are open but we can’t guarantee your safety from COVID, so use your best judgment about participating in activities and meals. Activities: Board of director...

POLSON – Ukrainian film director Sergii Chebotarenko was the big winner during this year’s Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) for his feature debut project “Pulse,” which garnered four FLIC award nominations. Chebotarenko’s film is based on the real story of a youn...

News from the Polson Police Department  POLSON — On the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 23, law enforcement were notified about an individual making vague threats of violence, identified as Linde Lambson.  “The Polson Police Department takes all threats of violence seriously and beg...