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News from NRCS BOZEMAN — Summer is just around the corner, and recent weather helped improve the water supply outlook as the 2024 snow accumulation season wraps up in Montana. However, the outlook remains below normal in most locations. “Last month brought a mix of snow, rain, and sunshine across Montana. While that is not uncommon weather for this time of the year, some locations did not receive the moisture they needed,” said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist. The Kootenai, Lower Clark Fork, Jefferson, and upper Madison only received 80-90% of normal precipitation last month. All other basins received above no...
News from USDA BOZEMAN — USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams today announced the agency is awarding a $7.7 million grant to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to expand food processing opportunities on the Flathead Indian Reservation. “Diversifying the...
News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation In the month of July, members of the Beautification Committee of Envision Polson! will be searching for the “bloomin’ best” yards and gardens in our community from Hwy 35 East to Fulkerson’s Corner, the city limits of Polson, Kerr...
Governor announces board appointments News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — On June 7, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the following local citizens to board appointments: For the State-Tribal Economic Development Commission, Jennifer Finley of Pablo was appointed. As a Confede...
MT Dept. of Transportation RONAN — Riverside Contracting Inc. continues work on the Ronan-North project the week of June 10. Electrical crews will be onsite installing streetlight poles along US Highway 93, and miscellaneous site cleanup will occur throughout the project area. Traffic control wil...
BOZEMAN — Through new funding from the USDA and the Montana Department of Agriculture, a Montana State University scientist will study the impact of grasshoppers, an increasingly common pest in Montana, on pulse crops and forages. Hayes Goosey, assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Ran...
News from DNRC MISSOULA — The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) and American Forests celebrated the unveiling of a new 4,320-square-foot greenhouse at the Conservation Seedling Nursery on Wednesday, June 5, to support reforestation efforts across the state. ...
News from Citizens’ Climate Lobby PABLO — This June, climate advocate Bill Barron (from Salt Lake City, Utah) will embark on a 16-day, 1200-mile cycling journey from Pablo, Montana, to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Barron’s mission is clear: to raise awareness about climate change, engage with lo...
News from Jennifer Cheff, Ronan High School Counselor RONAN — Scholarship offers for Ronan High School’s graduating class of 2024 are: Aden Aimsback SKC Tuition Waiver $3,500 Cash Atkinson MSU Premier Scholarship $8,000, UM Academic Achievement Scholarship $1,000 Landon Bishop ...
