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FLOW swim coach claims three bronze medals
Mark Johnston, coach of the Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers (FLOWS), earned three bronze medals at the 2025 Worl…
St. Ignatius Seniors: Get ready for Good Old Days
Good Old Days is coming up – Our Senior Center will be having their pancake breakfast, July 12, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. We will be raffling off a basket for Good Old Days. Tickets for the raffle will be sold at the barbe…
Polson Seniors: Happy Bastille Day
Happy Bastille Day! The French celebrate their rebellion (July 14, 1789) from the King of France. The rebellion was sparked by hunger, and the blind eye of the King toward the basic needs of the citizens of France.
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Stories harvested from the Flathead Courier, July 14, 1988
Dancers, drummers converge for Arlee Celebration
Dancers, drummers, singers and stick game players and their families have enjoyed the Arlee Celebration for 125 years, along with community members and, increa…
Arlee parade celebrates "Home of the Free"
The weather was overcast with occasional spits of rain; but it was the Fourth of July, and Arlee celebrated with a parade – number 76 to be exact. The 2025 the…
Arlee Schools receive grant for school gardens
The Arlee School District was among 22 Montana projects that recently received community grants from the Montana Farmers Union Foundation. The award of $2,000 will be used to purchase equipment for school gardens.
Lavender farm hosts free farm tour and picnic
Montana Farmers Union and Wild Horse Lavender in Plains host a free tour, demonstration, and community picnic from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, July 23.
Work resumes on Third Ave. and 93 intersection in Ronan
Improvements to the intersection of U.S. Highway 93, Old Hwy. 93 and Third Ave. in Ronan resumed this week after the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting received materials from the …
The British invade Polson’s Fourth (but the parade still goes on)
Main Street in Polson was the place to witness the surrender of British Redcoats, a hoard of kids racing through town and a procession of humans and animals de…
Charlo's frybread chef: It's all about tradition
For Nancy Vaughan, the frybread she makes every year for Charlo’s Fourth of July festivities is a matter of tradition.
Mission Valley Events Roundup
Your guide to Mission Valley events
Good Old Days offers three days of family fun
Good Old Days in St. Ignatius turns 42 with a flurry of family-oriented fun, July 11-13 at Good Old Days Park.
Fire causes Rocky Point area evacuations
Evacuations were underway late Tuesday afternoon for Masumola Lane/Rocky Shores off of Rocky Point Road due to a wildfire, but by 6 p.m. the fire was knocked down and firefighters were mopping up, according to Lake…
Couple accusing of abusing family member
A Ronan couple is accused of abusing a family member. Eddie Robert Cowen, 41, and Donna Rochelle Vincent Cowen, 65, recently appeared in District Court in Pols…
Ronan man sentenced for Town Pump altercation
A Ronan man, Joseph Channing Entwistle, was committed in District Court in Polson June 25 to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years, with none of…