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News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking submissions for the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest. This is the second year of the new Montana Migratory Bird Stamp program. In 2024, Florida artist John Nelson Harris won with his painting of a pintail. The first year of the new program saw more than 70 submissions from artists around the country. “We’re excited to see the interest this contest has with artists,” said FWP Director Dustin Temple. “We will continue to use the Montana Migratory Bird Stamp as a tool to generate awareness in the importance of wetland conservation and re...
News from the City of Polson POLSON — The City of Polson will hold a “Civics 101: Polson” class on Oct. 29, 2024, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Polson City Hall. Have you ever wondered the difference between the Mayor and City Manager in Polson? Perhaps you’re curious about t...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — “Meagher of the Sword,” a musical history presentation, takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25, 26 and 27 at Polson’s beautiful Theatre on the Lake. Curtain times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. The sho...
News from Montana Secretary of State Office HELENA — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen are excited to provide the 2024 Montana Youth Vote election beginning on Monday. This year’s Youth Vote will be conducted from Monday, October 21 to...
News from USDA Rural Development Montana BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Oct. 18 new investments in clean energy initiatives that will directly benefit rural communities in Montana. As part of a nationwide effort to combat climate change and lower energy costs, the...
POLSON — On Saturday, Nov. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m., join the Friends of the Library in the Community Room at the North Lake County Public Library for a meet and greet event to learn about future book sale plans and volunteer opportunities. As a special treat, director Rod McNeil, the Friends’ in-h...
From UM News Service FLATHEAD LAKE – The ocean’s twilight zone is deep, dark and – according to recent research – iron deficient. No sunlight reaches this region 200 to 1,000 meters below the sea surface, where levels of iron, a key micronutrient, are so low that bacteria growth ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana was ranked as a top state for fiscal responsibility and tax relief in a recent report from the nationally recognized Cato Institute, which graded states and their leadership on tax and spending rec...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sent a letter to the U.S. EPA on Tuesday, Oct. 8, voicing significant concerns about EPA’s preferred remedy to address toxic waste at the Columbia Falls superfund site. EP...
ST. IGNATIUS — Mission Valley residents can experience a variety of outdoor, autumn activities at Zachary Monter’s you-pick pumpkin patch. Located near St. Ignatius right off US Hwy. 93 to the west, the Monters offer over 30 varieties of pumpkins to choose from including medium-siz...
