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According to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana is in Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination process through March 15. This phase prioritizes people 70 years and older; American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk for COVID-19 complications; and those 16-69 with high-risk medical conditions. Qualifying medical conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Down syndrome, heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies, an immune-compromised state from solid organ transplant, severe obesity, sickle cell disease, or type 1 and 2 diabetes. &nbs...
News from the Lake County Conservation District The Lake County Conservation District kicks off its third annual conservation speaker series Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The speaker series consists of three speakers on the subject of living with wildlife. This month, wildlife biologist Kari Eneas wit...
POLSON — Construction crews are making substantial progress on the completion of the Linderman Elementary School Gymnasium rebuild project. “Crews are steadily moving forward,” said Polson School District superintendent Tom DiGiallonardo. “The building is 100 percent framed o...
RONAN — After Lauren Oliver took a new job as the executive director of Mission Mountain Enterprises last April, the pandemic caused her to change some of her plans for the social service organization. Oliver wanted to create more inclusion between MME clients and the Lake County community before sh...
News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — On Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. we invite all community members to join us for the first of two interactive virtual presentations to learn more about how the “All of Us Research Program” may help change the future of health. At the moment, healt...
News from Polson Business Community POLSON — The Polson Business Community is leading the way for positive change and growth for retailers, professionals, visitors and friends of downtown Polson. During a recent meeting, a new board of directors was elected, and planning for the ye...
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Polson Police Department awarded certificates to several officers for their exceptional service to the community during the 2020 year. Polson Police Chief Wade Nash said: “Their outstanding per...
News from the USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management practices. Existing CRP participants can now sign up f...
News from the Office of Jon Tester MONTANA — On the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that turned on the spigot of dark money in elections, U.S. Senator Jon Tester reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the corrosive influence of dark money and announced he will...
News from the Dept. of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today is warning Montanans of a widespread text message scam that masquerades as a message from the Department. At this time, it is believed that these scammers are sending fraudulent ...
