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News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Following extensive Tribal consultation and review, the Department of the Interior announced that proposed revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s (NAGPRA) regulations are now available for public comment. NAGPRA regulations provide a systematic process for returning human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony to Native American and Alaska Native Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The proposed changes would streamline requirements for museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify human remains and cultural items in their collection...

News and photo from the Montana Historical Society HELENA — Big Medicine, the sacred white bison on display at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, is being repatriated to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at their request. The MTHS Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to...

PABLO — SKC has recently been awarded several million dollars in grants for the next several years, which they intend to invest in students across a wide range of ages.  As part of a joint effort with the University of Montana and Montana Tech, in which SKC was the lead entity, the team receive...

News from Montana FWP HELENA — In Montana, good relationships between hunters and landowners are integral to our opportunities, lead to proper wildlife management and ensure that our hunting traditions continue. Landowners play an important role in sustaining healthy wildlife populations, contr...

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — As a part of his continued effort to strengthen Montana food systems, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured six United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grants totaling $1,968,000 for local organizatio...

News from PHS POLSON — Polson High School has added a new course offering to students this year. The course is called “Construction Trades.” Each year the PHS staff and students make suggestions about course changes and additions for the upcoming school year. During this process last y...

News from Josh Sencal, REAL Montana member BOZEMAN — Ronan resident Josh Senecal just returned from Bozeman as part of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership). For Josh Senecal and other members of REAL Montana Class V, this was the first of ten seminars in their two-year educ...

POLSON — Another time change is coming up on Nov. 6.  “Fall back” to “Montana Standard time” at 2 a.m. on Nov. 6.  Set your clocks back an hour on Saturday so you can stay up an hour later. I wish we could have a time zone that is the same all year round. Some new time...

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizen Center is open Tuesdays and Fridays at noon for lunch and the on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. for supper. We do Meals on Wheels for those elders living within a 6-mile radius of St. Ignatius. If you are interested in receivi...

RONAN — Looks like we have some cooler, wet weather in our forecast, which could be a welcome change for now. I am sitting by my window looking at all the leaves needing to be raked up. Actually, hoping the wind will come along and blow them away.  Saturday, Oct. 29 is our annual Fall Bazaar an...