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Missoula resident Alex Gray is running to become the first member of the Little Shell Tribe to serve in the Montana Legislature. In December 2019, Congress granted federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians after over a century without legal status. Following generations of fighting for recognition, tribal member Gray now is seeking Senate District 46 position as a Democrat to be the first ever Little Shell member of the Montana Legislature. "Montana's legislature has...
Shannon O'Brien, former dean of Missoula College and education policy advisor to Governor Bullock is running for Montana Senate in District 46 as a democrat. Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) and the current outgoing Senator Sue Malek endorsed her. Raised by a teacher and small business owner in a rural town, O'Brien said, "The truth is, we are all really more alike than we are different. By focusing on the similarities that we share, and not the few differences, we can roll up our...
KALISPELL, MONT. - Jo Ann Baranko Vagg, 90, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, surrounded by family, in her Lakeside home. She was born to Joseph and Edna Baranko Feb. 22, 1930 in Albion, Neb. They moved to Great Falls in 1935 where she attended school and graduated in 1948. Jo Ann went on to work for a home decorating company L.M.H. until she married Douglas Vagg in July of 1951. They lived in Power, Mont. where Douglas was a schoolteacher. In the summer, they moved to Saco where they... Full story
Have you ever been lost in the woods? For those who have, the first thought is how to find your way to safety. The number one danger is usually not the elements, lack of water, etc. It is panic. For those who do not survive, in most cases it was overwhelming fear that led to a bad situation becoming worse. What is needed in such situations is a fixed, known and visible reference point...a focus. One of the most obvious of those is the night sky. Throughout the ages, people realized that focusing on the most prominent star they saw was not...
Missoula County Public Schools started serving meals to all youth under 18 in Missoula and Seeley Lake starting Monday, March 23. Since the start, MCPS has served nearly 21,000 meals through the end of March including 1282 in Seeley Lake. The district will continue to serve meals as long as schools remain closed. MCPS served over 20,898 meals from March 23 – March 31. This is more meals than MCPS served in the entire summer of 2019 at their four summer nutrition sites in Missoula. In the first f...
Below is a summary of the new information about local and statewide closures, restrictions and accommodations due to the coronavirus as of Monday, April 13. Information changes daily, sometimes hourly. Please call ahead or contact the organization directly with questions. Please follow the Seeley Swan Pathfinder website (seeleylake.com) for Breaking News for our area. We will post information as it becomes available. For the most up-to-date and accurate information and best ways of protecting... Full story
Seeley Lake Gun Range now open SEELEY LAKE – The Wilderness Sportsman’s Club Gun Range on Cottonwood Lakes Road is now open. The Seeley Lake Ranger District opened the road to the range to allow for vehicles. The Club reminds shooters to use the range responsibly and pick up after themselves. Flathead National Forest suspends spring prescribed burning SWAN VALLEY – The Flathead National Forest has put an indefinite hold on spring prescribe burning operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Forest will continue to adapt as the situa...
To protect the health of essential workers and members of the community, the Missoula City-County Board of Health adopted a recommendation today that all members of the public and employees and volunteers serving the public wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth when in public and unable to social distance. The recommendation does not replace the need for social distancing, but rather provides additional protection to members of our community from presymptomatic spread. The recommendation applies to members of the public when... Full story
MONTANA - At a press conference Friday, April 17, Governor Steve Bullock announced the state is planning to do a phased reopening of the state following the expiration of the Stay at Home Directive and other closure orders April 24. This plan, which is still in development, is based on President Donald Trump’s recommendations for reopening the economy that was released Thursday. According to Worldometer’s website on Friday, Montana ranked #48 of the 50 states with 422 cases. There are 233 patients who have recovered and 21 active hos... Full story
