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News from The Montana History Foundation MONTANA — The Montana History Foundation will award $160,000 in preservation grants throughout the state during its upcoming 2022 grant cycle, which is now accepting applications. This year, the Foundation looks to reach a goal of funding projects in every Montana county. Since 2012, MHF has funded projects in all but seven counties. “Our mission is to support community-based history projects in every corner of Montana,” says Foundation President/CEO Charlene Porsild. “In our first ten years of grant making we placed over $1 million into projects in 49 counties. Our goal is to continue that support and exte...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner and/or pinochle. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents u...
ST. IGNATIUS — Our Thanksgiving dinner is this Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 5:30 p.m. We will have turkey, stuffing, rolls, sides, fruit and pies. The St. Ignatius Senior Center is looking forward to seeing many members of our community join us. Our holiday craft and bake sale will be on Saturday, Dec. 4,...
RONAN — Good afternoon everyone from the Mission Valley Senior Center. I hope you are happy and well. Not much going on at the center this week. We are open and eating, which is good. The menu: — Wednesday, Nov. 17: Goulash, mashed potatoes, salad, dessert ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently launched the 2021 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation and seeks nominations for the award. “Our veterans and their families have sacrificed so much in defense of our freedoms and our way o...
Riley Cathey RONAN — Riley Mae Cathey was born on Oct. 22, 2021, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Parents are Wacey and Brittany Cathey of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Joey Cathey and Laurie Gentry of Broadus, Montana and Gille...
News from the Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to an open house to learn about the final design of the reconstruction of about 1.7 miles of U.S. Hwy. 93, just north of Ronan. The project begins ...
Most Montana students have hopped off a school bus in front of the Montana Capitol in Helena and gazed up at the statue of Thomas Francis Meagher, erected in 1905. But how many know or remember much about the charismatic Irish renegade and Civil War hero who served twice as acting territorial governor? &l...
LAKE COUNTY — Excitement and optimism were the themes struck by three incoming mayors chosen by voters during last Tuesday’s municipal elections in Lake County. The vote saw two incumbent mayors lose their seats and the race for a council seat in Ronan end in a tie vote. According to uno...
News from Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte issued the following statement on Nov. 5 supporting a lawsuit filed by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, other state attorneys general, and employers seeking to block President Biden’s illegal vaccine mandate for private em...
