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RONAN - Athena Rosalina Smith was born on Nov. 29, 2024, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. She measured 8 pounds, 0 ounces and 19.25 inches long. Parents are Daniel and Bailey Smith of Ronan. Paternal grandparents are the late Jennie Smith of Yukon, Oklahoma, and the late Daniel Smith of Helena. Maternal grandparents are Susan Eggers of Polson and Von Eggers of Kennewick, Washington.         

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana’s general deer and elk hunting season concluded last weekend and the overall harvest results at game check stations in northwest Montana showed increased success compared to last year. More than 10,800 hunters stopped at regional...

MONTANA — The number of acres enrolled in Block Management, a hunting access program managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, has continued its gradual decline despite efforts to bolster landowner interest in the program. Hunters have been tracking revisions to Block Management, hopeful that cha...

News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — The Port Polson Players begin their 50th season with a musical adaptation of the famous Charles Dickens tale, “A Christmas Carol.” Scrooge, played by Pat Matt, and Tiny Tim played by Henry Bartel, are joined by a cast of 30 talented Mission Va...

News from Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts POLSON ­— Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts in Polson has opened the application period for their art scholarship program. Each year Sandpiper Gallery offers scholarships to deserving students who reside in Lake and Sanders Counties.  Sandpiper Ar...

LAKE COUNTY — Lake County nonprofit businesses are invited to help create a holiday forest scene inside the Ronan Community Center during the annual Lights Under the Big Sky event. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three decorated trees receiving the most votes from the community, $300 for first p...

News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — Join the North Lake County Library’s Youth Services Librarian, Julie, for our new line-up of programs. They premiere on Thursday, Dec. 5, Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7. Thursdays, at 10 a.m. our new “Toddler Time” begins. ...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Governor Greg Gianforte and the Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) recently released a new report showing a record-breaking increase in apprenticeship opportunities across Montana.  “A ...

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — If you ask Yvette Bonney to describe the grossest thing she’s seen during her job, she talks about the time she removed an abscessed lymph node from the neck of a mule deer, which Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff occasionally sees in d...

ST. IGNATIUS - We are sending out a request for people to come and help man the Mission Valley Food Pantry. The hours needed are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are also open the last Saturday of the month. If you are interested in helping, stop by one of the above days and get information. Yo...