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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,” Driessen said. President Donald Trump’s July rescissions package created a roughly $350,000 shortfall for MTPR, about 11% of its annual operating budget. But in a recent summer pledge drive — held in response to the reduction — the station raised nearly $500,000.  In the weeks since national legislation carved a $2.8 million hole in Montana public media outlets&r...

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): ...

 LAKE COUNTY — In early July, a transformation takes place on the eastern shorelines of Flathead Lake. As the Mission Mountains loom in the background, endless groves of trees begin to display little red fruit. The cherries glint like crimson jewels in the mid-day sun. For over 15 years, Maria ...

News from Whitney Liegakos, St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN — St. Luke Community Healthcare has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for its commitment to delivering high-quality, guideline-directed care for both stroke and heart attack patients, earning five prestigiou...

News from Laura Tanis University of Washington Dept. of Education RONAN - Dillon Demontiney, a dedicated medical student in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s (UWSOM’s) Montana WWAMI program, is immersing himself in the heart of Ronan from July 27 to Aug. 28, 2025, as part of ...

NINEPIPES — Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana would like to thank Polson Walmart and manager Dave Tolley for awarding a $2000 “Spark Good” local grant to the museum at their grand re-opening on July 18.  The grant will help fund cross-cultural sharing and cultivate community connect...

NINEPIPES — Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana would like to thank Polson Walmart and manager Dave Tolley for awarding a $2000 “Spark Good” local grant to the museum at their grand re-opening on July 18.  The grant will help fund cross-cultural sharing and cultivate community connect...

News from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center POLSON – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is excited to announce a transformative multi-phase campus expansion project to significantly improve health care access and services in the Flathead and Mission Valleys.  The $31 million project wil...

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN — St. Luke Community Hospital has earned national recognition for its commitment to delivering high-quality, responsible healthcare. In the newly released 2025–26 Lown Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility, St. Luke received top marks in mult...