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Bailing twine, birds don’t mix Bailing twine, birds don’t mix

News from CSKT Tribal Wildlife Management Program Spring has finally arrived, which means our migrating birds are beginning to return to the Mission Valley. Osprey in particular return between March and April, some returning from the coast of Mexico, more than 1,500 miles from where they were born. O...

Programs for children need donated supplies

Unified Command Center  LAKE COUNTY – Critical items are needed to protect food preparers in the Mission Valley, and donations are needed.  This is a request for masks, rubber gloves, large coolers, meal-size brown-paper bags, hot-food containers with sealing lids, and hand sanitizer,...

Lake County residents test positive for COVID-19

LAKE COUNTY – The Mission Valley was not immune to the COVID-19 virus. On March 26, the Lake County Public Health Department reported the first case. Another person was identified on Saturday and a third on Sunday.  “We put up a good, hard fight, but we now join many other counties in our...

Mission Valley Has Talent 2020 registration deadline approaches

News from Mission Valley Has Talent MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Has Talent 2020 registration deadline is March 2. Contestants can register and pay fees online, or download a registration form, complete it, include the fee and mail to the Helping Hands Fund, P.O. Box 1094, Polson, MT 59860. All...

Mission Valley Has Talent 2020 open to all talent

News from Mission Valley Has Talent LAKE COUNTY – Mission Valley Has Talent 2020 is now open to all talent, including winners from past years. In the past, winners had not been allowed to compete the next year, but for the March 13, 2020, event, all are welcome. Also, a contestant can compete as a...

Two council members take oath, officer congratulated Two council members take oath, officer congratulated

ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius town council board was rearranged on Jan. 7 with newly elected members during the regular meeting. Daren Incashola was seated after being sworn in. This is the second time he has served on the council. He was on the board back in 2018 for one term. “I like to se...

Input to child care survey requested

MISSION VALLEY — The Best Beginnings Children’s Partnership is requesting input for a childcare needs survey. Rocky Mountain Twist is considering housing (although not operating) a childcare center on site for their and other employees and BBCP is helping the manufacturing firm to ascertain the v...

Record warm temperatures melt snow across valley Record warm temperatures melt snow across valley

The Mission valley isn’t generally balmy in December, but the record-setting month brought temperatures above average this year.  St. Ignatius recorded 60.88 degrees on December 21. The average temperature for that date is 35 degrees. Kalispell and Missoula broke high-temperature records for De...

Grueling weekend welcomes prep wrestlers after winter break Grueling weekend welcomes prep wrestlers after winter break

RONAN – Mission Valley area prep wrestling teams from Ronan, Mission/Charlo and Polson returned to the mats from their winter holiday vacation this past weekend during the Western Montana Duals in Ronan. The Polson Pirate wrestling team finished fourth out of 20 western Montana teams that competed d...

Food pantries sustain needy families through winter months Food pantries sustain needy families through winter months

LAKE COUNTY – According to the nonprofit Feeding America, more than 4,000 Lake County residents did not have access to enough food to support a healthy, active life in 2017.  Without nutritious food, people become susceptible to illness and less able to achieve academically and socially, accord...


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