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News from Montana FWP KALISPELL – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a friendly competition at state parks in the Flathead Valley to encourage a healthy start to the new year outdoors. Recreationists are encouraged to participate in the second annual “Battle of the Boots” and log their miles at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell or Flathead Lake State Parks (Wayfarers, West Shore, and Big Arm units) in the month of January. Every time you hike, snowshoe, fat-tire bike, sled, or cross-country ski at one of these parks’ trails, log your miles at the trailhead to help lead your park to victory. At the end of the month, the participants with the most mile...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program. This program provides pandemic assistance to cover certification an...
AnaKin Vassar POLSON — AnaKin Joseph Vassar was born on Dec. 15, 2021, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. He weighed 8 pounds. Parents are WaKiza Vassar and Rose Santos of Polson. Paternal grandmother is Louita Vassar of De Smet, Idaho. Maternal grandmother is Desir&...
News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction HELENA – The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) has released the formal application for the Montana Afterschool Grant. This grant is part of the federal American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 relief. Afterschool community organizations, including schoo...
RONAN — With temperatures dipping well into the low teens Saturday evening in Ronan, clouds of breath fog hovered over festive holiday crowds as they lined the sidewalks along Main Street to take in the annual Parade of Lights as it made its way through downtown. The event, hosted by the Ronan...
News from MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has an updated MontGuide about filing a homestead declaration and the benefits it gives homeowners. Montana defines a homestead as a house a person lives in and the land on which it sits. A mobile home or manufactured home ...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Flathead Reservation Water Management Board is gradually taking shape, with two members recently appointed by the CSKT Tribal Council, and county commissions in Lake, Sanders, Missoula, and Flathead counties having submitted their nominees to Gov. Greg Gianforte by Dec. 16.&n...
POLSON — A local gymnastics gym, Head Over Heels, has reopened after being shut down due to the pandemic. What began as a few private classes at the Mission Valley Christian Academy in the summer of 2010 by owners Jessica and Jason Edwards and their four children, grew to a full-fledged busine...
News from the Bureau of Indian Affairs WASHINGTON —The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the launch of its new website dedicated to solving missing and murdered cases in Indian Country. The tool draws attention to unresolved cases involving indigenous persons that the BIA, Office of Justice Servi...
News from Gina Kerzman / U.S. National Park Service WEST GLACIER – Visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 can expect to use a ticket system to access portions of the park from May 27 through Sept. 11. This will be the second year of the pilot ticket system in the park, designed ...
