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News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $21.53 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2022 from energy production on federal and Tribal onshore lands, and federal offshore areas, including the record $4.37 billion generated from the New York Bight offshore wind lease sale. This year’s disbursements include the highest-ever revenues from renewable energy programs on federal lands and waters, driven by President Biden’s efforts to jump-start the American offshore wind industry and make the U.S. a magnet for clean energy investments. This year’s o...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that he secured $291,900 from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) for the Montana Premium Processing Cooperative (MPPC) in Havre. This program was funded through Tester’s American...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Earlier this week at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) headquarters in Missoula, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the pillars of his public lands agenda to improve access to and better manage Montana’s public lands. Montana Departme...
News from the Polson School District POLSON — The Polson Middle School 2022-2023 school year is off to a fantastic start. We currently have 524 students enrolled in fifth through eighth grades. The large enrollment has created some challenging management issues. To accommodate the large number of ...
LAKE COUNTY — Three local students have completed their climb through the ranks of boy scouts to graduate as eagle scouts this year. Sheldon McCloud, Harlon Leishman, and Kile Gowen were the three local eagle graduates this year. According to research from Scouts BSA - formerly Boy Scouts of A...
POLSON — The Polson Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place on Nov. 24 at the Elks from 11-2 p.m. Meals are for pick-up and delivery only. Early calls or texts to order the number of dinners you desire (406-499-9529), are greatly appreciated. This lets them know how many meals to prepare. As alwa...
News from The National Award Program POLSON — From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2023, 100 students have been named State winners in the Heisman High School Scholarship competition awarded by The Heisman Trophy Trust. State win...
3.3-3.69 GPA Freshmen: Chase Courville, Moses Curtiss, Jaydessa Haynes, Deja-Nay Little Marry, Eli O’Neill, Charlie Pape, Bailey Smith, Cash Wills Sophomores: River Gray, Brittan Griego, Tony Lahaye, Isadore Mitchell, Dhane Morsette, Saisha North Piegan, Kaiden Ostby, Bridger Smith, Brody S...
Freshman 4.0: Maddox Bird, Matthew Chiaramonte, David DiGiallonardo, Ruger Ellis, Arianna Fisher, Cody Haggard, Parker Hendrickson, Josie Henriksen, Mark Kagi, Brody Kline, Marshall Kok, Crus Lies, Raya Lucas, Teague McElwee, Jude McIntee, Robert Merchant, Jack Sherry, Brandon Shumate, Avari Sto...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte LIVINGSTON — After reading to children and meeting with child care providers at PFL Learning Center, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced proposed red tape relief to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care for Montana families. Department ...
