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News from the P.E.O Chapter of Polson POLSON — The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2020-2021 academic year, was awarded to Mesa McKee, a recent graduate of Polson High School. The scholarship certificate was presented by P.E.O. Chapter CA President Lynn Sherick. Mesa is the daughter of James and Spring McKee and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter CA of Polson. McKee has been accepted and will attend Montana State University in Bozeman beginning this fall where she plans to major in Global Studies with a minor in Spanish. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, co...
News from OPI MONTANA — Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen sent a letter to Montana’s county health officers encouraging them to allow parents or guardians to attend their children’s school sporting events. The letter was offered in support of the stance taken by the Mo...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock renewed his equal pay Executive Order and extended the Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force through 2022 to continue its work to narrow the wage gap. “Every person in Montana has a stake in ensuring women and men ...
News from Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — Following a sustained push led by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Trump Administration today agreed to extend the foreclosure and eviction moratorium for Americans who receive certain types of federal housing assistance through Dec. 31, 2020. In July...
News from Shodair Children’s Hospital HELENA — For a second year, Shodair Children’s Hospital’s scholarship contest offers students an opportunity to open up about their mental health struggles and in the process break down some of the stigma surrounding these illnesses. El...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community. We are still adhering and following social distancing precautions and are accepting take-out meal requests only. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5:30 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Our board will meet on Sept. 8 to discuss a possible timeline for opening the center for in-house meals. We will certainly let you know as soon as possible. Finally, a correction: last week I used the wrong name for our volunteer kitchen assistant. Our kitchen angel is Kay Kelly. We s...
Remington Mays RONAN — Remington Rose Mays was born on May 1, 2019, at St. Luke Community Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Parents are Daniel Mays and Jaymie Wilder of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Sophie and David Mays of Pablo. Maternal grandpar...
News from the U.S. Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Today, the Trump Administration highlighted the efforts made in 2019 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Joint Opioid Reduction Task Force in Indian Country, as law enforcement officials successfully led 14 operations across sev...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — Following a recent announcement that Government Sponsored Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are establishing a fee on refinanced home loans, U.S. Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of colleagues in demanding that Federal Housing Financ...
