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LAKE COUNTY — As I was preparing to write about the impact of COVID-19 on St. Luke Hospital in Ronan, the story suddenly became very personal. My sister, who was diagnosed with the virus over three weeks ago, took an abrupt turn for the worse and was admitted to St. Luke Wednesday afternoon. The past few days have been a roller coaster as her conditions worsened and then, over the weekend, began to stabilize. At the same time, the daily tally of new COVID cases careened upward across the state, reaching over 1,000 positive results daily. Locally, in the past week, Lake County posted 126 positives for a total of 270 active cases by Sunday and has seen seven deaths sin...
Last Tuesday’s election changed the hue of Montana from purple to deep red, firmly anchoring Republicans at every level of state government, from the governor’s mansion on down. In the federal arena too, Gov. Steve Bullock succumbed to Republican incumbent Steve Daines in the race for the U...
LAKE COUNTY — On Nov. 28, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, many local businesses will have their doors open for Small Business Saturday with special sales and giveaways. Business owner Carol Lynn Lapotka of handMade Montana in Polson said shopping at small businesses is vital to the local eco...
News from the Lake County Conservation District LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Conservation District is excited to announce that their no-till seed drill is still available for rent. This fall marks the third season that the conservation district is making its seed drill available to the...
News from the Community Thanksgiving Dinner organizers POLSON – For the 20th anniversary of the Polson Community Thanksgiving Dinner, lots of changes are being introduced to provide the community with a delicious, scratch-made dinner free of charge to any who would enjoy it. This ye...
MSU News Service and UM News MONTANA — An off-field competition between Montana State University and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most donations for its local food bank began Nov. 6. The Can the Griz food drive, as the annual friendly battle is known to Bobca...
News from the office of Governor Bullock MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock today highlighted the beginning of the 2020 open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act and promotion and outreach efforts to ensure Montanans have quality and affordable health insurance coverage, especially during t...
Marriages Megan Nicole Stevens and Bruce Clark Rennich Shelby Norma Korpi and Michael James Lytton Donald Irvin Stanfield and Amber Louis Blodgett Meara F. Schmiedbaur and Lathan Ellis Blevins Benedict O. Wisespirit and Stephanie R. Gravelle Lawrence J. Atkins and Rachelle Anne Bullen ...
News from the office of Governor-elect Greg Gianforte BOZEMAN — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte today named Mike Milburn as chairman of his gubernatorial transition. “I’m excited that Mike Milburn will lead our transition,” Governor-elect Gianforte said. “Mike has the know...
ST. IGNATIUS — It’s been an exciting election season, to say the least. Hopefully by the time you read this, all those issues will be resolved and we can focus on holidays in the time of the pandemic. As of this writing, we are still planning on having a Thanksgiving meal at the center on Nov. 18...
