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Gianforte sets wildfire priorities for ‘above-normal’ season Gianforte sets wildfire priorities for ‘above-normal’ season

MONTANA — In a wildfire briefing at the state Capitol attended by more than a dozen land use and wildfire response agency leaders, Gov. Greg Gianforte said he wants to double the number of treated acres on Montana’s forests and pressured the National Park Service to extinguish all wildfire starts on park service lands. Gianforte said the state is undergoing a forest health crisis due to insect outbreaks, disease and heavy fuel loading that leads to an elevated wildfire risk. Increasing treatment — forest management strategies including some mix of thinning, logging and prescribed burning — on Montana’s forests will help fire managers keep wildfire ignitions ...


Language funding opportunity announced

News from the office of Administration for Children and Families WASHINGTON, D.C.— This week, the Children and Families’ Administration for Native Americans announced the availability of $19 million in supplemental grant funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ANA is currently a...


MSU researchers develop CRISPR-based coronavirus rapid test MSU researchers develop CRISPR-based coronavirus rapid test

MONTANA — While the coronavirus pandemic has proven once more that the tiniest germ can upset global civilization, a Montana State University team has responded by illustrating that ancient strategies used by bacteria to battle viruses can be repurposed into transformative technologies. Leveraging h...


Mission High School honor roll fourth quarter 2020-21

Ninth grade 4.0:  Sackett Andres, Heaven Diaz-Morigeau, Izabel Evans, Elannah Flat Lip, Ameah Hunt, Keirston Molloy   3.5 - 3.99:  Rowan McElderry, Devon Paulsen, Keithetta Quequesah, Jak Starkel, Ernastine Tapia Torosian 3.0 - 3.49:  Elanore Buffo, Paisley Couture, Mad...


Mission Middle School honor roll fourth quarter 2020-21

Sixth grade  4.0:  Sierra Blood, Kanana Couture, Anna Cronk, Madison Incashola, Danika Jury, Van Starkel 3.5-3.99:  Oliver Crissman, Misty Galarneau, Kaleb Gowen, Kieran Incashola, Sterling Jensen, Avia Lee, Jason Leishman, Macklen McDonald, Meadow Ragen, Nashine Stevens, Rylee W...


Dixon Schools honor roll fourth quarter 2020-21

Fourth grade:  Denzel Howard - 3.86, Sonny Matt - 3.91, Shelton Roberts - 3.62, Tianna Ross - 3.24, Sheray Rossbach - 3.67 Fifth grade:  Lucy Metcalf - 3.67, Ameen Posio - 3.29 Sixth grade:  Jordan Boye - 3.43, Robert Howard - 3.48, Bryce Roberts - 3.67, Reese Swensen - 3.91 Se...


Arlee High School honor roll fourth quarter 2020-21

High Honor Roll:  3.7 & above Ninth grade:  Michaela Buck, Adalyn Jacobson, Drew Knoll, Shonlea Matt, Kendall O’Neill, Fancee Old Person, Trent Rutherford, Kailee Scott, Dallas Swab 10th grade:  Princess Bolen, Charley Crawford, Journey Crawford, Rheid Crawford, Xaria J...


Dixon seniors for June 16, 2021

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to follow social distancing precautions, so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepting ...


St. Ignatius seniors forJune 16, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — We so appreciate all the wonderful folks who have stopped in to eat and chat and play bingo and we hope to see more of you this summer and beyond.   Our menu for the week:   —  Wednesday, June 16: dinner at 5:30 -chicken Alfredo with noodles, veggies, dessert ...


Donations bring Special Olympics Montana within $250,000 of goal

News from Special Olympics Montana   MONTANA — Long-time premier sponsors of Special Olympics Montana stepped forward in a big way. First Interstate Bank announced it would donate $1 million to the SOMT Reveal the Champion in All of Us Endowment Campaign, and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington ...


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