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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 five candidates for the job. Board Vice Chair Tim McGinnis, who was a member of both the search and evaluation committees, said he was impressed with Cutler’s extensive experience. “His answers to the board’s questions were clear, concise and showed a thorough knowledge of the issues that a district faces,” he said. “I believe Mr. Cutler&rs...
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 ...
News from the Missoula Writing Collaborative MISSOULA — The Missoula Writing Collaborative has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support “Young Voices of the Mission Mountains”: Creative Writing Residencies on the Flathead Reservation of the Confe...
The question of how quickly Montana can vaccinate its population against COVID-19 hung heavy over two separate events Wednesday, Feb. 17. In one, Gov. Greg Gianforte offered the public a mix of optimism and frustration regarding the current state of vaccination distribution. In the other, Dr. Anthony Fauci, ...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will offer an online wolf trapping certification class on March 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. The class is required for trappers. To register for the class, please visit: fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter and then follow the link “Wolf...
News from the office of Rep. Rosendale Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Rosendale released the following statement on reports of rolling blackouts in Montana: “My staff and I are closely monitoring the power situation in our state,” said Representative Rosendale. &ldqu...
News from Polson Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors POLSON — Polson’s Chamber of Commerce is calling all you creative talents out there. As you may have noticed, over the past 12 months we’ve been sharing the incredible photography and videography of a number of amazing local artis...
