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Arlee Warriors shine spotlight on suicide prevention Arlee Warriors shine spotlight on suicide prevention

ARLEE – After pushing play on the new Arlee Warrior Basketball video, you’d expect to see some amazing ball skills from the two-time state champions, but this time it was what the team said that made people misty eyed with pride. In the video, the team gathered to ask people to join them in a ...

Handmade bread shop opens in quiet town Handmade bread shop opens in quiet town

DIXON – A charming little bread shop opened last weekend at 147 A Street in a building built in 1912. With an exterior the color of cotton candy, colorful art decorating the interior walls, and a wheelbarrow full of wood waiting next to the stove, Backerei Provincial (German for Provincial Bakery) offi...

CSKT help Blackfeet Reservation residents

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – In an effort to help our tribal neighbors to the east, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will contribute $5,000 for food and water for residents of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.   Relentless blizzard conditions, pu...

Misconduct at state crime lab affects local drug cases

As many as 68 drug cases may have been affected by misconduct at the Montana State Crime Lab. Lake County officials confirm recently dismissing 10 criminal drug possession cases due to a former chemist at the Montana state crime lab being charged with using drugs taken from the lab.  Lake County Chie...

New resource opens for veterans, families in Polson New resource opens for veterans, families in Polson

POLSON – Veterans are working on a mission to help prevent suicide among their comrades and support families with a new innovative resource called RIVER or the Rural Institute for Veterans Education and Research. RIVER opened in Polson at 50183 U.S. Highway 93 about six months ago across from Flathe...

Arlee School District seeks new super

ARLEE – The Arlee School Board is in the process of looking for a new superintendent after David Whitesell resigned from the position earlier this school year. Whitesell decided to make his third year at the school his last to allow another administrator to come in with new ideas. He will finish up ...

New Survey Shows Widespread Support for Public Lands Protections in Montana

News from Skye Borden, Environment Montana Director According to the eighth annual Conservation in the West Poll by the State of the Rockies Project, support for public lands protections remains extremely high in Montana. “Montana’s public lands truly are some of America’s last best...

Classes introduce students to outdoor activities

Each year people look forward to joining family or friends in the great outdoors. Some come together through hunting, fishing, hiking, viewing birds and other wildlife, photography, harvesting berries and mushrooms. Then there are some who enjoy solitude outdoors. There are endless activities to undertake in...

St. Luke participates in heart attack response scenario St. Luke participates in heart attack response scenario

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN - Not all heart attacks are created equal. The big one, the one you especially want to avoid, is called a STEMI. STEMI stands for “ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.” The “ST segment” isn’t a part of the human body. ...

Rare wolf sighting trees teenager Rare wolf sighting trees teenager

VALLEY CREEK – In the cold hours of a winter morning in mid-January, Kylee Wells, 17, put on a pair of snowshoes and went on a hike not knowing she was about to encounter a pack of wolves. She started out alone like she did many times on a trail not far from her home in Valley Creek, located on a tu...


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