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News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — Next week, Riverside Contracting crews will be paving the northbound lanes of US Highway 93 (US 93). Northbound and southbound traffic are now traveling on a paved surface throughout the project area. Gravel installation is occurring on the section of Spring Creek Road that is being reconstructed in front of Lake Seed. Once gravel installation is complete, this section of roadway will be paved. Cattle guard installation, work on farm field approaches, and topsoil placement in preparation for seeding and landscaping also continue. All work is dependent on weather and other unforeseen factors. Next week, crews will...

A coalition of former Republican officials and a longtime third-party candidate are pushing a pair of constitutional amendment ballot initiatives for the 2024 cycle that would fundamentally alter Montana’s elections in what they describe as an effort to “reform our broken political system.”...

News from NRCS - MT  BOZEMAN —The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Conservation Stewardship Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, and Wetlands Reserve Easements. To be considered for...

  News from Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana History CHARLO — Come meet September First Saturday artists and artisans at Ninepipes Museum from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2. —  Ariel Bleth is a mosaic artist who lives in Missoula, Montana gathering and working with ston...

News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RIVER — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes approved Northern Team 1’s request to close the Flathead River at Perma Bridge, effective Aug. 23. This request was for the safety of fishermen and recreationists due to the River Road East Fire. The...

News from the Office of the Governor BOZEMAN — Joining cancer survivors, advocates, and health care providers, Governor Greg Gianforte recently ceremonially signed a new law that requires insurance providers cover fertility preservation treatments for cancer survivors. Katie Beall, a cancer sur...

News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently announced he recently secured $4,938,000 in Environmental Protection Agency grant funding for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to improve access to clean drinking water across the state. The fundi...

News and graphic from Northern Rockies Incident Management Team ARLEE — As of Aug. 20: On the north edge of the fire along S. Canal Road, the fire is backing down toward the canal. The areas with the most intense heat on the fire are located on the northeast side of Gold Creek drainage with some s...

News from Montana Legislature MONTANA — Anyone driving Montana’s highways knows the risk of colliding with deer and other wildlife. Hardly a mile goes by without the gruesome reminders of hit animals, broken bumpers, or smashed headlights scattered on the shoulder.  According to the ...

News from Sloane Stinson, Montana Department of Transportation LAKE COUNTY — Next week paving will resume on the U.S. Highway 93 Ronan-North project. Riverside Contracting crews will also be working on highway approaches throughout the project area.  Drivers continue to travel on a gravel ...