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News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA – Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana has the third lowest unemployment rate in the nation, behind South Dakota and North Dakota. Montana’s unemployment rate remained unchanged and near its record low at 2.7 percent in April, continuing the historic 46 consecutive months of unemployment at or below 3.4 percent and 7 consecutive months below 3 percent. “With more Montanans working than ever before, we’re continuing our historic stretch of near record low unemployment and leading the nation with the third lowest rate,” Governor Gianforte said. “As we work to put more money back in t...
News from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Montana MISSOULA – A Pablo man and woman who both admitted trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine were sentenced on May 22, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Thomas Joseph Spotted Eagle, 42, was sentenced to 121 months in prison and five yea...
BOZEMAN — Two years ago, a research team led by Montana State University assistant professor Martin Mosquera discovered that photons – the smallest possible units of light – can be controlled with color superposition to interact with and reveal specific information about molecules. For t...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte SHERIDAN - Joining Heart of the Rockies Initiative, Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks (FWP) Director Christy Clark recently visited the Barnosky Ranch in Madison County to highlight local efforts to prevent wildlife conflict, prote...
News from the Office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — On May 8, Governor Greg Gianforte secured historic funding to raise starting teacher pay, signing into law the STARS Act to continue incentivizing school districts to increase to baseline teacher pay. The STARS Act, or Student and Teacher Adva...
News from Carol Cory LAKESIDE — The West Shore Community Library is excited to offer the 2025 Summer Reading Program for children ages 3 - 13. “Color Our World” is this year’s theme and will include drawing, painting, fiber arts and 3-D forms. These activities will be offered thr...
Randy Holmes speaks with fellow Rock Point Road residents about traffic impacts from the new casino being built north of Polson. About 30 citizens gathered for the May 15 meeting held at the Masumola Club. Making a lefthand turn onto US Hwy. 93 toward Polson is already difficult to do, and even more so durin...
News from the Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts POLSON - This year, the Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts takes great pleasure in announcing that four deserving students were recently awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to $3000. Sandpiper Art Gallery & Gifts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, ha...
News from Dana Grant RONAN - History connects people with their families, friends, culture, politics and most of all to the bonds that run between generations of society, no matter where or when one might live. Whether in a small rural town or a large urban city, people share certain pieces of history. ...
News from SKC Executive Assistant, Loni Grant PABLO - Salish Kootenai College will hold a ceremony naming the Vallee Building on May 30, at 11 a.m. The building houses SKC’s health sciences programs, including nursing, dental assisting, medical assisting, and health promotion practices. The 25,00...
