Live History Days ups museum's ante

Pickups, SUVs and cars lined Memory Lane in front of the Miracle of America Museum last weekend for Live History Days. The Polson museum is a four-acre treasure chest of American history. Visitors can’t begin to see all the exhibits in just one visit. And the annual Live History Days ups the ante.

Ninepipes Museum hosts First Saturday, garners grant

Ninepipes Museum’s First Saturday event brings music, art and demonstrations to the museum, located north of Ronan from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 2. The museum also received a $2,000 grant from Walmart to support cultural programs.

Polson Police officers honored with Distinguished Service Medals

At Monday’s Polson City Commission meeting, Police Chief George Simpson presented the Distinguished Service Medal to five members of the Polson Police Department in recognition of their extraordinary bravery, restraint, and professionalism during two high-risk operations last year.

Mission Valley Events Roundup

Your guide to Mission Valley events

Legals for July, 24 2025

Flathead families deserve real tax relief

As conservative legislators from the Flathead, we went to Helena to fight for real property tax relief – relief that’s fair, easy to understand. After all, your state government started this last legislative session with a yearly structural surplus balance of over half a billion dollars.

Why are MVP rates so high?

If you are a customer of Mission Valley Power (MVP) you have no doubt noticed a huge increase in your electric bills the last two years, and another increase is coming in 2026.

Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies

Stories harvested from the Flathead Courier, July 23, 1959

Artists sell creations at annual festival

“Kids are easy to take care of. You just give them some concentrated coffee and some water,” says Bitterroot Valley artist Daryld Pepprock as he helps his granddaughters and a friend with their paintings.

Elizabeth Preston, 99

Elizabeth Hildreth Cummings Preston, 99, died from natural causes on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at St. Luke Extended Care Facility in Ronan, with her family by her side. A memorial service celebrating Beth’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the Mission Valley United Methodist Church on Highway 93, just south of Ninepipe Lodge.

Paddling into the wind: Flathead Lakers face funding cuts

White caps were beginning to take shape on Flathead Lake Saturday morning as participants in the Flathead Lakers annual Poker Paddle returned to Boettcher Park.