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Annual Ronan spring cleanup approaches

News from the City of Ronan RONAN — In Cooperation with Ronan Schools, Ronan Chamber of Commerce, the City of Ronan, and Republic Services, the 2022 Ronan Spring Cleanup will be held May 11 through May 16. Republic Services has donated the use of large dumpster, it will be located across from the firehall. The city will pick up large items on request. To do so, please call 676-4231 to schedule.  Please, let’s all take advantage of this opportunity to clean up our town.


DPHHS scales back COVID-19 data reporting

News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced recently that due to the low level of COVID-19 transmission in Montana at this time, updates to the COVID-19 cases and vaccine dashboards will move to a weekly reporting cadence. Updates...


Daines announces Montana on the rise at economic summit

News from the Office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that registration is now open for the Montana “On The Rise” Economic Summit on Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2 in Bozeman. The summit will highlight Montana’s emerging and existi...


History project to preserve remote interviews of western Montana residents History project to preserve remote interviews of western Montana residents

News from StoryCorps MONTANA — StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will utilize a new virtual platform to record remote interviews in western Montana at the Missoula Public Library f...


Ronan High School students advance to national HOSA competition Ronan High School students advance to national HOSA competition

RONAN — Some of Ronan High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) will be advancing to the organization’s international competition after medaling at the state competition in April.  A worldwide organization, HOSA has a mission “to enhance the delivery of compa...


Montana named 8th best state for nurses

News from the office of Governor Gianforte   HELENA — After proclaiming May 6 Nurses Day in Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte announced Montana is the eighth best state in the nation for nurses, according to a recent study conducted by WalletHub. “Montana nurses care for our neighbors ...


Make-A-Wish releases study about the impact of wishes

News from Make-A-Wish   SOUTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA — Having granted more than 2,200 wishes for children with critical illnesses since the chapter’s founding in 1984, Make-A-Wish South Dakota and Montana staff, volunteers and supporters have heard wish families state time and time again tha...


New report shows economic value of Farm Bill Conservation Easements

News from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service BOZEMAN — The Natural Resources Conservation Service, Montana Association of Land Trusts, and the Heart of the Rockies Initiative have partnered to produce a 20-page report analyzing the economic impact of conservation easements in Montana. The...


Division of Fire seeks firefighters

News from the CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire is looking for applicants who are interested in being part of a team to fight, protect, and serve our community as a wildland firefighter. Entry level rate for a rookie firefig...


Departments of the Interior, Justice address MMIP crisis

News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland  and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently recognized National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day with a virtual event to highlight the Not Invisible Act Commission.  T...


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