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Polson commission authorizes PILT agreement with S&K Gaming
The Polson City Commission unanimously approved a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) agreement with S&K Gaming during its regular meeting Monday. The agreement covers a new casino slated for development by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on a 79-acre parcel of tribal land located across the Flathead River. The casino, bordered by Hwy. 93 and Irvine Flats Road, will occupy about 10 acres of the property, and is part of a multi-phase development that could eventually include a hotel, low-cost housing and an RV Park.
Wet and Wild: Bayern Announces Annual ‘Dump Truck Float’ 2024
ITS BAAAAACK! The Bayern Dump Truck Float is confirmed. The water is high and the rapids are getting bigger and bigger. As the heat of summer begins to warm up each day, our minds turn to the thought of cold beer and floating the river. Bayern Brewing Company is bringing back one of the highlights of every summer. The annual Dump Truck Float.
Glacier Park home on market for $15 million
By CHRIS PETERSONHungry Horse NewsA home on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park has hit the open market. While other properties in Glacier have been sold in the past few years, none have had the expansive views afforded by the Graff family estate, a modest home at the foot of the lake.The home is what’s known as an “inholding” meaning it was private property before the creation of Glacier in 1910. Lake McDonald has numerous private inholdings along its shorelines at the foot and the head of the lake.The home is listed at $15 million, Realtor Angie Killian of Berkshire...
Griz Football Make Future Schedule Changes
No need to worry about the 2024 Montana Grizzly Football season. The schedule is locked in and you'll get plenty of chances to catch the Griz at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Here's this year's full schedule:. Aug 31 VS Missouri State. Sep 7 @ North Dakota. Sep 14 VS Morehead State. Sep...
Friends of the Children-Eastern Montana offers long term mentorship to at-risk children
In Billings, a local nonprofit is offering professional long-term mentorship to children identified in our community as being high risk. Simran Kumari spoke with the organization to learn more about why their work is especially important right now.
Comfortable temperatures for the Fourth of July, turning hot next week
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH is in effect Tuesday Afternoon through Wednesday Evening for the Kootenai/Cabinet Region and Lower Clark Fork Region. Dangerously hot conditions with major risk of heat effects possible. This level of heat affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Impacts likely in some health systems, heat-sensitive industries and infrastructure.
Montana Grizzlies ring in 2025 football recruiting class with six new commits
MISSOULA — As July begins and the fall football season rapidly approaches, planning for the future never ends in the college football world, and the Montana Grizzlies have been no exception after recently adding their first verbal commitments for their 2025 recruiting class. Last week and this week, the...
Ravalli Watercraft Inspection Station Operates to Protect Waters from Invasive Species
RAVALLI — From May 18 through September 18th, the watercraft inspection station at Ravalli is operating 24 hours a day to carefully inspect boats, trailers, and other watercraft for Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). So far this year, Montana boat check stations intercepted 22 mussel-fouled boats going to various places. Stations are operating with a clear goal to protect the water and praise the effort of teamwork across the state.
Hammer receives 15-year sentence for drugs, police chase
A Charlo man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for 15 years with five years suspended on one count of criminal endangerment and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Pascal Joseph Hammer III, 23, entered a plea of guilty in District Court in Polson May 16 to felony charges...
Ronan man admits to felony assault
A Ronan admitted to threatening the mother of his children with a knife. Darius Sosep Parker, 25, entered a plea of guilty in District Court in Polson June 26 to felony assault with a weapon.According to court records, on April 19, 2023, a deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office was in the Ronan area when he was flagged down by a woman. She told the deputy that Parker confronted her and was arguing with her before he pulled out a knife and said he was “f***ing serious.”He then put the knife away and struck her on her forehead above her eye. She told the deputy that they were in a three-year relationship, share two children, but are no longer a couple.Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Aug. 14. Parker remains in the Lake County Jail with bond totaling $160,000.
Mission Mountain Rodeo draws good crowd
Audience members flocked to the Mission Mountain Rodeo on Friday and Saturday nights. Attendance was up, according to Polson Fairgrounds Inc. secretary Una Rose Graham. PFI produces the annual event. “The weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold,” Graham said, adding that lots of people showed up to watch the youth events at 6 p.m. Youth events were mutton bustin’, mini bull riding and pony mini-buckers.According to Jodi Seifert, who organizes the mutton bustin’, “All the kids events were full. Everybody did great. We had very large crowds each night, too.”As rodeo fans trailed in to find their seats,...
Red Cross Donates Trailer to CSKT
ST. IGNATIUS — Wednesday morning was a great day for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) community, as Montana Red Cross made an incredibly generous donation to CSKT. They’ve provided a trailer packed full of emergency shelter materials! This means that in times of crisis, the CSKT community will have the necessary supplies to set up safe and secure shelters in quick response.
Supreme Court overturns FERC solar approval after Chevron’s demise
A Montana solar project may be one of the first casualties of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine. In a short order Tuesday, the justices granted a request to reverse a lower court ruling affirming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the Broadview solar array and battery storage facility in Billings, Montana. The order was one of nine directing federal courts to reconsider decisions on everything from Internal Revenue Service audits to the removal of officials from federal offices, based on Friday’s Chevron ruling.
Only in July in Great Falls!
Great Falls is the perfect place to celebrate Independence Day! Packed with events and fun for the whole family, we have a non-stop 4th of July itinerary for you!. First up, head downtown for the Independence Day parade, starting at 11:00 a.m. Stick around for the FREE 4th of July...
Fireworks in Missoula: Rules, Safety Tips, and Celebrating Responsibly
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - With the 4th of July on the horizon, fireworks stands are opening, and that means the annual message that fireworks are legal in the county, but still illegal within the Missoula city limits. I spoke with Missoula Rural Fire Deputy Chief Corey Horsens on Thursday,...
City’s new aquatic center opening reschedule for July 9
The city has rescheduled the opening of the new Scheels Aim High Big Sky Aquatic and Recreation Center for July 9. City officials will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., followed by tours and the facility will then be open for full operation. Passes and memberships are available for...
Grants Pass decision no solution, local officials say
Bozeman city commissioners passed an ordinance last year regulating “urban camping” in the city, and based it off of two court decisions regulating homelessness in the western United States. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down one of those decisions last week, deciding in the City of Grants Pass,...
Local author shares story of hope in new children’s book
Michelle Weltz and her family were playing fetch with their black lab, Sky, having a fun Labor Day at the lake in 2014. When Sky brought back the ball covered in blood, they took her to the vet. Suddenly, their 8-year-old dog had a cancer diagnosis and was given 30 days to live. Stage II oral cancer treatment was pretty well limited to surgery or chemotherapy. Neither seemed right for the family. “We basically turned it over to God and said, ‘We’re going to have to have faith in this,’” Weltz said. The vet saw Sky again and described her...
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