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Updated 6 days, 5 hours ago

Summer Reading Program promotes learning

Boats are out on the lake, people are walking around, and the traffic is getting a bit denser. These are all the t…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Lake County resident visiting Maryland tests positive for virus

HELENA (AP) — A Montana resident who is visiting Maryland has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Maryland’s governor said Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Former Griz player arrested after 115 mph chase

Caine Fitiausi-Fung was arrested March 4 in Lake County following a high-speed chase that began when Tribal Police officer T.J. Haynes clocked a vehicle at 77 mph through the 45 mph zone in Ravalli. According to ch…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
SKC first tribal college to offer bachelor’s in nursing

The fall of 2020 marks a new era for the nursing department at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Big Arm man denies child porn charges

A Big Arm man has entered a not guilty plea to a number of felony child pornography charges he is facing in district court.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
St. Luke CEO gives county health update

Steve Todd, CEO of St. Luke Community Healthcare, was guest speaker at the March 5 Ronan Chamber of Commerce meeting at Ninepipes Lodge.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Tribal Council orders non-essential travel restrictions

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on March 5 temporarily restricted all nonessential work-related travel for tribal employees as a precautionary measure in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
College showcases advanced manufacturing innovation lab

Students using Salish Kootenai College’s new Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Lab (AMIL) are fast becoming Montana’s new makers. Studying in a wide range of p…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Polson joins program to preserve historic downtown

Polson is now a member of the Montana Department of Commerce’s Montana Main Street Program.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Snowpack recovery improves Montana streamflow forecasts

State hydrologists are encouraged by the above-average snowpack that has stacked up in Montana’s mountain terrain this winter despite temperatures that have tr…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Polson woman sentenced for distributing meth

A Polson woman who admitted distributing methamphetamine in 2019 was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison and five years of supervised release, U…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Polson misses out on grant for sewer project

Polson won’t receive a big grant it was hoping to secure for an upcoming wastewater project.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Watercraft inspections open in Kalispell, Ravalli

Watercraft inspection stations are reopening across Northwest Montana, starting with early-season operations in Kalispell and Ravalli, with additional inspection stations to open later this spring.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Lake County resident visiting Maryland tests positive for virus

HELENA (AP) — A Montana resident who is visiting Maryland has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Maryland’s governor said Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Tribal Council orders travel restrictions

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on March 5 temporarily restricted all nonessential work-related travel for tribal employees as a precautionary measure in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
MSU receives $2.1 million grant to help Native Americans succeed in nursing

BOZEMAN — A program at Montana State University that is designed to help Native Americans succeed in nursing has received a grant worth $2.1 million that will be used to support nursing students.