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MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is encouraging Montana employers to sign up for the State Information Data Exchange System to receive next-day Unemployment Insurance claims-related notices electronically. “By signing up for this platform, employers can help us process claims faster and help their fellow Montanans access their benefits as quickly as possible,” Acting DLI Commissioner Brenda Nordlund said. “With the current level of UI claims and the phased reopening of Montana’s economy, we are utilizing every tool available to streamline claim processing while ensuring program integrity.” SIDES is a free, convenient and secure...
The lights may not be on inside Arlee’s buildings, but the Light Up Arlee event on Wednesday night sent a bright spark of hope and a sense of togetherness through the community. Arlee Schools staff and faculty, along with several law enforcement and EMS vehicles, made up a parade containing 50 vehic...
LAKE COUNTY – Last week all school boards in the county decided to keep their campuses closed through the end of the school year. School officials made independent decisions to continue distance learning after Governor Steve Bullock, on May 7, gave districts across Montana the option to re-ope...
MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Education approved the Montana Office of Public Instruction’s application for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds under the federal CARES Act. Montana will receive $41.3 million to support local school districts in responding to the COV...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — Governor Steve Bullock today announced that he has appointed Councilman Martin Charlo of Pablo to the Invasive Species Council. Charlo is a representative of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and a Tribal Councilman for the Confederated Salis...
POLSON – Korren Fehrenbach, 25, of Polson, was employed as a Lake County Sheriff’s Office detention officer and was arrested on Tuesday, April 28. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, an internal affairs investigation uncovered details leading to the arrest. Fehrenbach was charged ...
News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RESERVATION – To burn from May 1 to June 30, a burn permit is needed. Applications are available at the Division of Fire website, csktfire.org. People should burn early in the day, check weather for afternoon or next day wind condition...
UM News Service MISSOULA – Researchers in the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana have been awarded $2.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to identify and advance a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The principal investigator on the two-year award is...
News from the Office of Senator Tester MONTANA – One week after urging FEMA to open up $100 million of appropriated funding for first responders to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies to address COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that Montana fire depart...
By Dan Nordberg, SBA Director of Rural Affairs and Region 8 Administrator The devastating impact of COVID-19 has tested the will of millions of agricultural businesses and farms throughout rural communities all over our nation, but help is on the way. Congress just passed an extension of the P...
