Articles with the Tag: Helena
News from Montana Department of Environmental Quality HELENA – January is Radon Awareness Month, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality offers steps Montanans can take to test for and reduce radon gas found in homes. Radon gas occurs naturally from the decay of uranium in rock a...
News from the Montana Department of Revenue HELENA — The Montana Department of Revenue mailed livestock reporting forms last week to Montanans who own livestock and need to meet upcoming reporting and payment deadlines. About 18,500 livestock owners who reported last year will receive reporting...
Local legislators convened in Helena on Monday, Jan. 2, for the biennial session, with proposed bills dealing with Public Law 280, aquatic invasive species and permanently moored vessels. State Rep. Greg Hertz, R–Polson, plans to submit a bill requesting the state reimburse counties impacted...
HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana welcome applicants for the 2017 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2017. Youth Serve Montana Scholarships reward students who have volunteered at least 100 hou...
News from Montana’s Off ice of Public Instruction HELENA — Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius schools join 41 other Montana Graduation Matters communities that will share $88,500 to support ongoing school and community partnerships focused on ensuring more Montana students graduate from high sch...
HELENA – Polson School District is one of five Montana districts, among 433 districts nationwide, being honored by the College Board on the seventh annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau. In order to make the cut, district...
HELENA – Ronan’s six-year stint in Class B will come to an end now that the executive board of the Montana High School Association rejected Ronan’s request to stay another year in Class B and approved new enrollment guidelines for each prep sports classification during its Nov. 21 meeting. ...
Thinking about mussels infesting Flathead Lake may not be pleasant, but it’s necessary now that the invasive species has been found in one or two Montana lakes. Zebra mussel larvae were recently found in Lake Elwell southeast of Shelby and may be in the Canyon Ferry Reservoir east of Helena, Lake Co...
Bluegrass trio Jones to serve on state council HELENA — On Thursday, Nov. 18, Governor Steve Bullock appointed Jody Jones of Ronan to the Family Support Services Advisory Council. Jones is the Special Services Coordinator for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Early Childhood Servi...
Public comment sought on drought plan News from Montana Department of Natural Resources HELENA — The draft outline of a new drought management plan for Montana is now available for public comment. Ada Montague, a Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) water planner who sta...
