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News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing up to $200M to provide relief to timber harvesting and hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Loggers and truckers can apply for assistance through USDA’s Farm Service Agency July 22-Oct. 15, 2021. The Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program is administered by FSA in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.
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...
RONAN — The 2021 Lake County Fair, themed “Yee Haw Mardi Gras,” got underway earlier this week and will continue through the weekend at the fairgrounds in Ronan. On Wednesday, July 21, a family-style dinner is on tap at 5 p.m., followed by the market livestock weigh-in and open-cla...
ST. IGNATIUS — Planes and pancakes were back at the St. Ignatius Fly-In on Sunday morning after the pandemic put a hold on the event last year. The event has been held annually for 14 years, not including last year, as a way to end the Good Old Days weekend and bring people out to the airport...
News from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry and Montana Department of Justice MONTANA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry and Montana Department of Justice are warning residents of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the state. The agencies are aware of at least four...
Valley Journal POLSON — Glacier Brewing Company has made its way around the state to different brewing competitions this summer. At the Montana Brewfest, held in Great Falls on June 12, Glacier Brewing Company won the silver medal for the Cow in a Coalmine and their Snow Pack Huckle-Beary Seltzer ...
News from FFA MONTANA — This year, Montana FFA Foundation awarded $7,500 to six Montana FFA Chapters that are showing their commitment to their community and investing in service projects locally. Miles City, Victor, Park City, Big Timber, Mission Valley, and Missoula will all receive funding from...
POLSON — Getting muddy was unavoidable and precisely the point for more than 50 mud-caked volleyball players that participated in Saturday’s inaugural Bump, Set, Splat! Mud Volleyball Tournament held at the Polson Fairgrounds. Hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation...
POLSON — In a somewhat muddled voting process, the Polson City Commission chose Laura Dever to represent Ward 2 for the remainder of a four-year term vacated in June by interim commissioner Patricia Corrigan-Ekness. Dever received four votes and candidates David Coffman and Tim Delaney each re...
ST. IGNATIUS — Much of the St. Ignatius Town Council’s July meeting was spent discussing the upcoming finalization of a property purchase, as well as how to handle the recent resignation of the town’s municipal judge. The property in question houses the Mission Valley Food Pantry, as wel...
