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News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Working with the 68th Legislature, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) simplified licensing requirements on state lands as part of Governor Gianforte’s Red Tape Relief Task Force. The two agencies consolidated the conservation license and state lands recreational use license into one annual conservation license, supporting the maintenance of places like fishing access sites (FAS), wildlife management areas (WMA). On Montana school trust lands, conservation license sales will help fund Montana schools and other state institutions. Effec...
POLSON — The county building that previously housed drug court, IT, and Sheriff’s detectives was demolished last week to make way for new expansions for the growing county offices. While the building has been owned by the county for a number of years, County Commissioner Steve Stanley sh...
POLSON — The pediatric dental program at Tribal Health clinics in both Polson and St. Ignatius have reported new achievements in local kids’ dental health thanks to renewed efforts spearheaded by their newest pediatric dentist Dr. David Burke. “From the first day on, Dr. Burke want...
News from North Lake County Public Library District POLSON — July 13-27th is the Big Library Read event. Engage with the only global e-book reading club. All you need is a valid library card to read the same digital title at the same time without any wait lists or holds. Participating in this even...
POLSON — The Polson VFW spiced up this year’s Fourth of July Parade with their second ever reenactment of the historic battles at Lexington and Concord. Held before the start of the parade proper, the reenactment aims to bring a little extra history to the festivities ever year and remin...
News from the Flathead Basin Commission MONTANA — Passed during the 2023 Montana Legislative Session, Senate Bill 83 effectively created the Western Montana Conservation Commission (WMCC) with the purpose of protecting the existing high quality of western Montana’s aquatic resources. Initiat...
News from the Kristine S. Meili Memorial Scholarship board RONAN — The Kristine S. Meili Memorial Scholarship board would like to announce the recipients of the 2023 awards: Robbie McCrea, Alyssa Pretty On Top, Tyler Corum, Margaret Cordova, and Olivia Heiner all received $5,000 scholarships, and ...
News from Citizen’s Climate Lobby WASHINGTON, D.C. — Climate-concerned citizens from across Montana were in Washington, D.C. last week to urge Montana’s Members of Congress (MOCs) to support policies to reduce carbon pollution. Robin Paone, Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Montan...
News from Skills USA ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Sackett Andres, from Arlee and a student at St. Ignatius High School, was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Cabinetmaking for excellence at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 21-22. More than 6,000 students competed at the national...
News from MJF RONAN — Montana Justice Foundation (MJF) is proud to announce more than $600,000 in grants to organizations around Montana working to improve access to justice, including a $7,500 grant to SAFE Harbor in Ronan. Since its inception in 1979, MJF has awarded more than $8 million to nonp...
