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Ticks emerge as weather warms Ticks emerge as weather warms

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Simply mentioning the word tick instinctively makes people start itching and checking for ticks, but no matter how uncomfortable they make you feel, it is a very important conversation to have.   In Montana, ticks can transmit several tick-borne illnesses to people, such ...

Landowner access program seeking applicants

News from FWP MONTANA – Currently, millions of public land acres in Montana are inaccessible.  Fish Wildlife and Parks’ new Public Lands Access Land Agreement encourages landowners to help open up and improve access to these isolated parcels of state and federal land for hunting and ...

Public comment sought on resurfacing project for US Highway 93 north and south of Lakeside

News from the Montana Department of Transportation   LAKESIDE – The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to resurface about 9.1 miles of U.S. Highway 93, north and south of Lakeside.  The project begins just north of...

New COVID-19 case found in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY ­– An individual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Lake County – although the case count in the county won’t be going up. The Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Unified Command Center reported that an individual traveling from out-of-state tested positive ...

Livestock per capita fee payments due May 31

News from Montana Department of Revenue MONTANA – The Montana Departments of Livestock and Revenue would like to thank the livestock owners who have reported and paid their 2020 per capita livestock fees. The per capita fees provide critical funding for programs that benefit livestock producers...

Humanities Montana to distribute CARES Act Funds

News from Humanities Montana MONTANA – Humanities Montana will, in the weeks ahead, provide nearly $400,000 in grants to the state’s museums, historic sites and cultural institutions affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. Humanities-focused nonprofit organizations based in Montana that a...

Public comment sought on associate water judge application

News from Montana Water Court  MONTANA – Stephen R. Brown has reapplied for the position of associate water judge for the Montana Water Court. The Judicial Nomination Commission is now soliciting public comment on Judge Brown’s application. The application may be viewed through a link a...

Small Business Administration reopens disaster loan program

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester     MONTANA – U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced another win for Montana agriculture producers and businesses as the Small Business Administration announced it was reopening the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and EIDL Advance programs to applicatio...

Pandemic prices could shutter Montana ranches Pandemic prices could shutter Montana ranches

MONTANA – Some Montana ranchers will likely go out of business due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Livestock told state legislators last week.  Montana cattle producers are facing enormous uncertainty after restaurant closures and COVID-19 outbreaks at meat p...

UM analysis: recession expected

UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. The BBER report details the...


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