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News from Katherine Sears, MT Dept. of Natural Resources LEWISTOWN — In October 2020, the East Troublesome Fire tore through Colorado, burning 193,812 acres and destroying 366 homes and 189 commercial buildings. A recent bulletin from the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station highlighted one homeowner’s story. They evacuated as the fire approached, returning later to find their home still standing—damaged by smoke, but intact. The house next door was reduced to ashes. Later that year, a firefighter and neighbor shared the reason this home had been spared: the homeowner’s fire mitigation efforts, made long before the fire arrived. It wasn&r...
ARLEE - Arlee families with kids of all age ranges are invited on a trip to Ninepipes on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The trip, sponsored by the Arlee Community Development Corporation, will include a tour of the museum, a nature walk guided by a biologist, a picnic lunch, and time to draw or paint in their art journ...
Montana homeowners have until Oct. 1 to apply for rebates of up to $400 on their 2024 property tax bills, relief that is one component of a bipartisan push by lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte to address rising residential property taxes. According to the Montana Department of Revenue, the rebates are ava...
News from Leah Brown, Youth Connection Coordinator POLSON - “More Than a Game” football camp recently presented a donation to CASA of Lake & Sanders Counties and its Youth Conne...
News from Leah Brown, Youth Connection Coordinator POLSON - “More Than a Game” football camp recently presented a donation to CASA of Lake & Sanders Counties and its Youth Conne...
LAKE COUNTY — Ask Elections Manager Toni Kramer how she feels about the new officers for the department in the just completed Lake County Courthouse Annex, and she answers with a big smile. “This department is delighted,” she said. “We’re happy. And grateful. It’s amazi...
Renee Driessen and Randy Fuhrmann were eager to attend Montana Public Radio’s 60th birthday celebration at Blackfoot River Brewing Co. in Helena on Aug. 7. The Helena residents wanted to meet the people they heard on the radio every morning. Vsupport both financially and just personally,” Drie...
News from the Western Montana Growers Cooperative LAKE COUNTY — Local vegetable subscriptions, known as our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Veggie Box program, are still available for the fall season Oct. 16-Nov. 20. We offer two sizes of our local vegetable subscription (aka CSA share): ...
News from the Western Montana Growers Cooperative LAKE COUNTY — Local vegetable subscriptions, known as our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Veggie Box program, are still available for the fall season Oct. 16-Nov. 20. We offer two sizes of our local vegetable subscription (aka CSA share): ...
News from DPHHS HELENA - The Department of Public Health and Human Services is seeking input from health care providers and other stakeholders as it begins developing Montana’s application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding. H.R. 1, passed by Congress and signed into law by t...
