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.

Patricia Salomon

Patricia Ann (Greene) Salomon, 95, passed away on April 1, 2025, in Polson, surrounded by family and friends.

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.

Siips aims to creatively quench thirst

Does a “dirty” Dr. Pepper, concocted with fresh lime, coconut and vanilla, sound good? Siips at 80 Heritage Lane in Polson makes this drink and many other custom beverages.

Polson offense overwhelms Noxon in 16-1 victory

The Polson Pirates didn’t waste any time flexing their offensive firepower in Saturday’s non-conference matchup, exploding for 16 runs in three innings to cruise past Noxon 16-1 at home.

MAC baseball struggles in shutout loss to Stevensville

The Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) baseball team continues to search for its first win of the season after falling 13-0 to Stevensville on Thursday, April 3, in a five-inning, mercy-rule contest.

MAC Softball bounces back with dominant wins

After a tough road loss to Troy earlier in the week, the Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) softball team responded in dominant fashion, racking up a pair of mercy-rule wins to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Legals for April, 10 2025

Community engages with police in public safety meeting

Polson city hall was packed last Wednesday with citizens ready to hear from Police Chief George Simpson about public safety.

Mission Valley Calendar

Upcoming events and meetings in the Mission Valley

Polson Seniors: Death and taxes

A person who works eight hours a day for five days a week works 2,080 hours a year. One half of that is 1,040 hours. The standard tax form is called the Form 1040, which is, so ironically, one half of 2080. The subliminal suggestion is that half of your wages go towards taxes.

Mission Valley Calendar

Upcoming events and meetings in the Mission Valley

MAC softball dominates Deer Lodge in shutout win

Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball continued its dominant start to the 2025 season with a 15-0 shutout victory over Deer Lodge on Tuesday, March 25, at home.

Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball reloaded, ready to rock

With 24 athletes out for the Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball program this spring, head coach Jessie Nesper is feeling optimistic.

Polson opens season with 8-5 win over Eureka

While Major League Baseball got started this week, Polson residents didn’t have to go further than Eureka to see some major league fireworks.

Legals for April, 3 2025

MAC baseball squad kicks off season with tough tests

The Mission-Arlee-Charlo baseball team opened its season with two challenging matchups last week, facing off against veteran Class A programs Corvallis and Hamilton.

Polson Boxing Club fighters gear up for regional events

Three young fighters from the Polson Boxing Club are gearing up for a busy April in the ring.

Chiefs fall to Bigfork in home opener

The Ronan Chiefs opened their home schedule on Friday afternoon but couldn’t keep pace with a surging Bigfork squad, falling 10-3 in a Class A baseball contest.

Broadband access grants diverted to billionaire

Montana was awarded $628,973,798.59 through the BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) program. In March, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that BEAD was reversing the decision to prioritize fiber Internet networks in distributing grants like the nearly $629 million for Montana.