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News from Energy Share of Montana MONTANA — March 31 marked the end of the winter moratorium in Montana, which is that period of time when regulated utility companies need to first obtain approval from the Public Service Commission before disconnecting a customer’s natural gas or electricity account for non-pay. With the end of the moratorium, many Montanans need some help catching up on that winter energy bill. There are two main sources of home energy assistance in Montana: One is LIHEAP and the other is Energy Share. Montanans can apply for LIHEAP through April 30. LIHEAP is income based and many factors are taken into consideration when determining the eligibility...
POLSON - A person who works eight hours a day for five days a week works 2,080 hours a year. One half of that is 1,040 hours. The standard tax form is called the Form 1040, which is, so ironically, one half of 2080. The subliminal suggestion is that half of your wages go towards taxes. Ben Franklin is ...
ST. IGNATIUS - You can now follow us on Facebook. Open Facebook – In Search box, type St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center. Note: Do not select an older inactive page with similar name. Activities: On Wednesday, April 16, Audiologist, Eve Tahlberg, will be here after the evening...
HELENA — A bill to lift the 2025 sunset on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program was signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte — though without a press release or public fanfare. In a written statement Friday morning, a spokesperson for the governor said he supports the &...
News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell LAKE COUNTY - During the weekend of March 21 and 22, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducted alcohol compliance checks on 51 alcohol retailers throughout the county. These compliance checks are conducted by utilizing persons who are under the age of 21 in ...
News from Toni Kramer, Lake County Election Administrator LAKE COUNTY - Filing closed for the school district election at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28. The withdrawal and write-in deadlines are on Thursday, April 3, at 5 p.m. Ballots will be mailed on April 18. The May 6, 2025, School Ele...
News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE - Two weeks of the 2025 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake are complete. There are seven more weekends left for anglers to come out and enter before the last day on May 10. Mack Days are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Ko...
News from Betsy Wad, Polson Curriculum Director POLSON - The University of Montana’s Co-Lab for Civic Imagination brings its exciting theatre program, State of Mind, to Polson on April 9. State of Mind is a unique and engaging theatre and public dialogue event that is touring to over twenty (prima...
Comment on Special Ed. funding application News from Danni McCarthy, State Special Education Director MONTANA - Montana’s Annual Application for Funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is available for public comment from April 1-30, 2025. A copy of the appli...
News from Flathead Lake Cherry Growers Assoc. YELLOW BAY - The 87th Annual Cherry Growers’ meeting presented by the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers Association will be held Saturday, April 5, at the Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, 23429 MT Hwy. 35. The meeting is open to anyone interested ...
