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POLSON – After more than a year without a permanent city manager, the next step in the hiring process is on the horizon. City planner Kyle Roberts said the city hopes to hire a manager this spring. The city manager job was posted on various websites and media outlets on Jan. 20. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 28. Mark Shrives who was the city’s previous permanent city manager declined to renew his contract with the city in October of 2018. Polson Police Chief Wade Nash started serving as the interim city manager shortly after Shrives left his position. The process for hiring a new manager was drawn out when the city commission failed to agree wheth...
POLSON – The Polson Police Department executed two search warrants in February, resulting in seized evidence and arrests. Nobody was injured during the execution of either search warrant. On Feb. 11, the Polson Police Department executed a search warrant on a hotel room in the Red Lion Inn as a resu...
News from Richwine’s Burgerville POLSON – Richwine’s Burgerville is one of those rare family-run, blast-from-the-past drive-in restaurants of yore. Purchased by Enoch and Lucille Richwine in 1962 as a means to support their family, this storied local eatery still does th...
News from the Ronan Woman’s Club PABLO – The Ronan Woman’s Club would like to say that the Pablo Elementary School fourth-grade poets rock at writing poetry. Poetry contests and story writing contests are a tradition in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The ...
For decades Montana has been the envy of hunters who pursue elk. Our state has healthy elk herds because of our incredible habitat on public and private lands. We enjoy the longest season in the West – with a six week archery season and a five week rifle season. No other state comes even close. ...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock and Lt. Governor Mike Cooney launched a comprehensive database that will host state and federal grant and loan opportunities that rural Montana communities can leverage to fund community and economic development projects a...
Liam Ardis, sixth grade Liam only became a member a little over a month ago, and in the short time, he has improved many skills. He is a bright young man who is polite and follows directions. It is a pleasure working with him. He is friendly and has a great personality. Paisly ...
News from the Boys and Girls Club POLSON – People usually associate flowers and candy with Valentine’s Day gifts but one local county is showing its love with cranes, excavators and bulldozers. The overwhelming love for the kids of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County insp...
LAKE COUNTY – What we eat has serious implications for how we feel and how our bodies work. Community health dietician Kati Burton works for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes where she helps clients find the diets that fulfill their nutritional needs. She has some tips for where to s...
News from Montana USDA MONTANA – Registration for the 2020 USDA Tribal Outreach Forum in Billings on April 14-15 is now open. “USDA is hosting this two-day forum to bring people together and highlight key resources available to tribal communities,” said Mike Foster, state executive ...
