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Montana celebrates National Farmers Market Week Aug. 1-7 Montana celebrates National Farmers Market Week Aug. 1-7

News from the Montana Farmers Market Network  Montana joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week August 1-7. The National Center for Appropriate Technology and the Montana Farmers Market Network encourages everyone to celebrate the “Bounty of the Big Sky&rdqu...

Lungs on fire Lungs on fire

Smoke from the wildfires burning through bone-dry forests and grasslands in the West has damaged air quality this week from California to the Eastern Seaboard. The polluting smoke has been thickest in the Northwest, including Montana, where over the past week Missoula, Helena, Great Falls and other cities ra...

Executive order to promote economic competition benefits agriculture

News from the Montana Farmers Union  MONTANA — President Biden issued 72 directives to promote competition and jumpstart the U.S. economy. According to a press release by the White House, a lack of competition in the market place is estimated to cost American households $5,000 annually. Many ...

Briefs for Aug. 4, 2021

Sign up for LCCD newsletter  News from the LCCD LAKE COUNTY – Once a month, Lake County Conservation District’s electronic newsletter goes out sharing volunteer opportunities, events, conservation district happenings and more. People can stay up-to-date on everything happening in t...

Tourism grant program application cycle opens Aug. 1

News from the Montana Department of Commerce   MONTANA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced the 2022 Tourism Grant cycle opens Aug. 1. Applications can be submitted through Sept. 15. The Tourism Grant Program is funded by the four percent Lodging Facility Use Tax, commonly known a...

CSKT chairwoman wants system of accountability in education

News from ACLU Montana The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of five Indian nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana’s failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate ...

Polson educator receives scholarship

By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service MONTANA — Fifteen educators who work in Montana and Alaska have been selected to receive scholarships that will help them complete a Montana State University library media certificate program infused with Indigenous perspectives. In Polson, Francy Moll received t...

High temps prompt additional fishing restrictions on several Montana rivers High temps prompt additional fishing restrictions on several Montana rivers

News from Montana FWP MONTANA — Several angling restrictions on rivers in southwest, north-central and south-central Montana go into effect due to warming temperatures and low flows. The restrictions include what are commonly known as “hoot owl” restrictions, which means fishing is clo...

Gov. puts process in place to reduce unemployment fraud

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte today announced a new process for Montana employers to notify the Montana Department of Labor & Industry if an unemployment insurance claimant fails to appear for a scheduled interview.  “We’ve rece...

Professor suggests new way to approach students’ traumas Professor suggests new way to approach students’ traumas

MONTANA — In recent years, the effect of trauma on students’ educations has become more widely recognized, but Montana State University researcher Christine Stanton says an important question remains: How can education research help when education itself is traumatic for many students? Stanton...


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