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Reach Higher Montana launches annual ‘Stick with Scholarships’ campaign

News from Reach Higher Montana HELENA — November is National Scholarship Month, and nonprofit Reach Higher Montana is celebrating all month long with its annual Stick with Scholarships campaign.  The campaign encourages students to place a student-designed Reach Higher Montana sticker on a...

U.S. Hwy. 93 north of Ronan, design phase hosts virtual open house

News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to an open house to learn about the final design of the reconstruction of about 1.7 miles of U.S. Hwy. 93, just north of Ronan. The project begins ...

Montana Public Radio to participate in Public Radio Music Day

News from the University of Montana, Missoula MISSOULA – Public radio music stations play an essential role in the music industry, connecting artists with new audiences and helping listeners discover new music. To celebrate that role, Montana Public Radio is participating in the second annual Publ...

County COVID cases reach highest levels yet as FDA authorizes additional boosters

LAKE COUNTY — Lake County Public Health Director Emily Colomeda presented some startling numbers during the health board’s monthly meeting Oct. 19. As of that date, COVID-19 had claimed 66 lives since the beginning of the pandemic, and of those, 28 have died since July 1.  This was grim n...

DPHHS ‘Red Tape Relief’ efforts underway

News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier said today the agency will engage in a comprehensive review of all agency rules and regulations over the next several months. The effort is part of Governor Greg Gianforte’s Red Tape Relief Task F...

‘True up’ periods cost solar power customers money  ‘True up’ periods cost solar power customers money 

Green energy is the wave of the future, with more and more solar systems coming online every day.  But as new technologies have proliferated, policies haven’t always kept up, and lack of uniform energy policy across the country means that many solar power producers in Montana are losing banked ...

Shakespeare in Schools to tour ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — For its 29th season, Montana Shakespeare in the Schools has hit the road with a tour of “Much Ado About Nothing.” The group will host 53 performances at 47 schools in communities throughout Montana and Wyoming. The 10-week tour began Oct. 1 and runs thro...

Governor promotes Child Care Grant Program, encourages facilities to apply

News from the office of Governor Gianforte   HELENA — Governor Gianforte today visited Discovery Kidzone in Clancy to promote $31 million in grant funds available to child care facilities across Montana. “For too long, Montana’s working families have faced a shortage of child ca...

Valley View

Growing up in rural Utah, I had incredible public hunting opportunities just like so many in Montana have enjoyed for generations. I spent time with family and friends, pursuing mule deer and elk on both public and private lands in what were the defining moments of my upbringing.  That all changed wh...

Legislative Notes

October is here, leaves are falling, and perhaps Montanans should not be surprised that the Montana Democrats on the Districting and Apportionment Commission are carving up our state like a pumpkin. While they claim they want to create a “competitive” district, their maps go far beyond that. So f...


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