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News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Nov. 1 on research at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Chairman Jon Tester pressed VA officials to ensure rural veterans are benefiting from VA research efforts, particularly their mental health efforts, and expand opportunities the Department provides to researchers in rural America. “Rural America tends to rise to the top when it comes to suicides,” said Tester. “Whether you’re in Alaska or Montana, or any other rural state, they tend to be higher there. Are you guys doing research in rural areas on that?” The Chief Research ...
News from Serve Montana, Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. This year...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently praised wildland firefighters and staff and leadership at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for its effective response during the 2023 Fire Season, keeping 96% of fire...
News from Sloane Stinson, Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. have completed paving operations from the US Highway 93 intersection with Round Butte Road and Terrace Lake Road, to the intersection with Third...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte TAIPEI — Governor Greg Gianforte recently met with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan to strengthen Montana’s relationship with its longstanding partner and ally. “Montana and Taiwan share nearly four decades of history as trading partners an...
News from the office of Senator Tester According to information supplied this week by the Montana Association of Counties, 49 of Montana’s 56 counties have chosen to buck a directive from the administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte by scaling back their collections of a state-level school funding pr...
ARLEE — The Arlee Community Development Center put on a Halloween event on Friday, Oct. 27, with food, music and art. CDC Executive Director Marie Hirsch she shared updates about ongoing CDC projects, including the community garden. Garden For Life efforts span from Elmo to Arlee with six g...
News from the Office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Senate — As a part of his continued work to modernize Montana’s power grids, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured two awards totaling more than $9 million in funding for Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) to prevent and protect against wildfire....
News from Valerie Lindstrom, Cheerful Heart POLSON —Anyone affected by cancer will gain understanding of others, inspire and support others or just find a safe place to share or listen when attending the Cheerful Heart Cancer Support Group. The group meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the secon...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — General hunting season is underway in Montana. More than 1,600 hunters appeared at northwest Montana game check stations on Saturday and Sunday. It was a slow start to the season across the region based on check station results. The overall nu...
