Articles with the Tag: Montana
As prep athletes from around the Mission Valley make their way back into the gym and out on the field, they will notice a slight change in their upcoming scheduled opponents. Back in November during an executive board meeting, the Montana High School Association (MHSA) approved a new set of enrollme...
Submission from the Montana Office of Public Instruction HELENA—The Montana high school results from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey have been released today by the Montana Office of Public Instruction and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The biennial survey, conducted in F...
MONTANA – After securing the first-ever state investment in publicly funded preschool, Governor Steve Bullock recently announced the STARS Preschool grantees and highlighted the importance of this investment for Montana families during an event at the Head Start in Billings. “More Montana kids w...
News from CSKT Natural Resources The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council took action on Tuesday, Aug. 8 to allow watercraft with electric trolling motors on some Flathead Reservation water bodies. “Tribal scientists and managers are working with Flathead Basin Commission, State of M...
News from MCHF & WHC The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced Friday, Aug. 11, the tenth class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public and are honored for thei...
HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation announces the opening of a grant cycle to benefit projects promoting social justice in Montana. Grants will be made from the Social Justice Montana Fund. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt governmental unit. Grants will range in size f...
MISSOULA – Researchers at the University of Montana will reconstruct the causes and ecosystem impacts of large wildfires in the Rocky Mountains over the past 2,500 years, thanks to a new grant from the National Science Foundation. The lead on the study is Phil Higuera, associate professor of fire ec...
News from Environment Montana A new report released today by Environment Montana Research and Policy Center says that, despite recent progress, Montana is falling behind the rest of the nation on clean energy. According to the report, over the last decade solar use in Montana grew 518% as compared to 4,...
It was a perfect home for their growing family. James and Josephine Slack had purchased a small house in a rural neighborhood on Mill Road just north of Helena, Mont. The home had a big yard surrounded by mountains in the distance, ideal for the Slacks’ two young daughters and soon-to-be born son. ...
POLSON – One may not realize it, but Montana is a good place for manufacturing. Lake County native Paddy Fleming tried to get that message across to the Polson Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 2. Fleming, who has been director of the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State ...
