Bill advances to enhance support for school infrastructure

House Bill 515, which hit the House floor April 4, calls for a one-time transfer of $75 million from the General Fund surplus to a special school facilities trust in order to elevate annual interest earnings.

Public meeting slated for Post Creek, Ninepipe road projects

The Montana Department of Highways has scheduled a public open house May 1 to provide more information on design and construction plans for U.S. 93 projects for Post Creek and Post Creek Hill and Ninepipe-Eagle Pass Trail areas.

Legislation would undermine local zoning efforts

When administrative efficiency is prioritized over private property owners’ commitment to conserving land, resources and quality of life, Montana is placed in a tenuous position to forever lose the beauty, open land and lifestyles many of us moved here or stayed here to enjoy.

Legislature hits pause on Public Law 280

The future of Public Law 280, the law enforcement agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and state and county governments, seems to be on pause – at least at the legislative level.

Ronan City Council tutored on SIDs

Local bankers Jamie Buhr and Brennin Grainey attended the April 9 Ronan City Council meeting to present facts on Special Improvement Districts. Mark Drinkwater, developer of Mission Valley Homesites, had approached the council regarding an SID for the first phase of a 221-lot subdivision on the southeast edge of Ronan.

Commission seeks resort designation for Polson

The City Commission inched toward putting a resort tax referendum before voters Monday night by seeking Department of Commerce designation for Polson as a resort community.

Incompetence meets corruption

Montana Republicans have made a few mistakes of late, what in baseball would be called “unforced errors,” meaning they were all avoidable.

Subsidizing healthcare or billionaires

It looks like the only way Congress can pay for tax cuts for billionaires is to cut spending on Medicaid and Medicare. Why? It’s like the bank robber Willie Sutton said when someone asked him why he robbed banks, “That’s where the money is.”

Fire scorches empty Polson house

On March 26th in the late evening the Polson Fire Department was dispatched to a residential fire that was located right on the corner of second street east and seventh avenue east.

Legals for April, 10 2025

Dog Tag Buddies brings healing to local veteran

Wriggly Zippy is a carefree Boxer, but four-year-old Gretchen has a serious side. The regal black Great Dane with splashy white stockings and white beauty marks is a service dog for Bill.

Legals for April, 17 2025

Ninepipes Museum opens April 3 for season

Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, located south of Ronan on Hwy. 93, reopens to the public April 3, and celebrates the season with a Spring Community Open House, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 5.

Emma L. Roberts, 99

Emma L. (Evans) Roberts of Polson went home to heaven peacefully on March 17, 2025. There will be a visitation on Friday, March 28, from 4-6 p.m. at The Lake Funeral Home in Polson. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, March 29, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, followed by burial in the Ronan Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Tariff flip-flop only benefits inside traders

Everyone in the know about President Trump's plans to flip-flop decisions about tariffs is suspect for insider trading. Staff economic advisors, favored businesses, Trump's family, and Trump himself.

Tribes break ground on new 400 Horses Casino

Last Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new 400 Horses Casino on the outskirts of Polson opened to the steady pulse of two drums, Yamncut and Chief Cliff, as Gene Sorrell – attired in an eagle-feather headdress – blessed the drummers and the celebration.

Don’t let Montana’s water protections be washed away

Montana is under threat – not from a natural disaster, but from a wave of legislative proposals that would erode the very laws designed to protect our water, our communities, and our future.

Air Alert: UM, Tribes join forces to protect air quality

Blending Western science with tribal knowledge, the University of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working together to build infrastructure to combat the growing threat of wildfire smoke exposure in Montana.

Sheryl Ann (Knudsen) Kain

Sheryl Ann Kain passed away early Sunday, March 16, 2025. True to her nature, she gave her battle with cancer everything she had, facing it with the same strength, resilience and determination that defined her life. The family is planning a Celebration of Life on July 19 at 2 p.m. at Leon Hall in Charlo.

Republican senators say leaders must face ethics investigation

As senators, we are charged with the responsibility to serve the people of Montana by working together to shape laws that are in the best interest of our state. As Republican senators, we believe we have been tasked with pursuing fiscal responsibility and limited, effective government.