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With Election Day less than two weeks away, the Valley Journal wraps up its coverage with brief profiles of three uncontested local races: District Judge James Manley, who is running unopposed for another six-year term; Republican Greg Hertz, who is running unopposed for Senate District 6, the seat currently held by Sen. Al Olszewski; and Marvin Weatherwax Jr., an incumbent Democrat running unopposed for House District 15. 20th Judicial District James A. Manley, a self-described “country lawyer,” is the lone candidate for another six-year term with the 20th Judicial District Court, which oversees Lake and Sanders County. Manley was first appointed to the post in 20...
MONTANA — As Montanans stirred in the early hours of Nov. 9, 2016, one of the state’s marquee races was still too close to call. An early Democratic lead from the night before had already dissolved, and when the election dust finally settled, five-term state legislator and retired Billings school...
News from the Montana Commerce Department MONTANA — Montana Commerce Department Director Tara Rice announced the Department will begin accepting applications for the Tourism Grant Program until Nov. 30 for the 2021 grant cycle. The Tourism Grant Program funds projects that strengthen Mont...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock and Lt. Governor Mike Cooney released the following statements after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend its 2020 Census counting operations before Oct. 31 until further court acti...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — As the crisis of farmer suicide continues to rise in rural America amid poor economic conditions, ongoing trade wars, severe weather, and now the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today demanded that the House and Senate Armed Services...
News from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana has set a Nov. 17, 2020, application cutoff for agricultural operators to be considered for the next conservation program funding cycle. The cutoff date applies to the Environ...
MSU News Service Montana State University recently released the results of its Treasure State poll weighing Montana attitudes for the 2020 general election set for Nov 3. All the major races are close and the poll has a 3.9 percent margin of error, according to David Parker, MSU political scien...
POLSON — At the Oct. 6 meeting, the Polson City Commission chose Patricia Corrigan Ekness to finish the term of Ward 2 commissioner Bob Martin who resigned from the position in September after moving to Swan Lake. According to her LinkedIn profile, Ekness is a retired market developm...
News from Serve Montana, Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. The Youth S...
News from the office of Governor Bullock MONTANA — Montanans earning minimum wage will see the rate increase to $8.75 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2021. An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 Montana workers, or two percent of the workforce, received hourly wages less than $8.75 per hour in 2020 and ...
