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News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services announced the formation of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Coordination Team last week, which is comprised of key stakeholders from various sectors across the state, many are already established COVID-19 crisis response partners. “Montana continues to tighten its preparations for a successful distribution of COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available,” said Bekki Wehner, head of the DPHHS Communicable Disease Control and Emergency Preparedness Bureau. “I appreciate all those who have agreed to serve on the coordination team to ensure that a broad range of Montana organizations are repr...

News from Governor-elect Greg Gianforte  BOZEMAN — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte recently announced the first meeting of his expanded COVID-19 Task Force, which includes nine new appointments and four ex-officio members. “We face a very serious challenge, and I’m counting on th...

POLSON — During the five years Kyle Roberts has spent as Polson’s city planner, he’s witnessed a lot of change and positive growth. When he heads to his new job as a senior planner in Redmond, Oregon – a community on the east side of the Cascade Range that’s at least six times l...

News from Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, for the Montana Nurses Association   MONTANA — The Montana Nurses Association continues to be incredibly proud of the Montana nurses serving our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. As they have done from the start, nurses are heroically serving at the fron...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Outdoor burning closed for the winter season on Monday, Nov. 30.  The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that open debris burning is now closed and will open back up March 1, 2021. For...

News from Glacier National Park  MONTANA — Glacier National Park officials report a 60 percent increase in visitation numbers for October from the previous year.   Some 125,544 visitors entered the park in October compared to 78,408 in October 2019. The average number of visitors in O...

News from the office of the Governor  MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock announced that the state’s Coronavirus Relief Funds have been redistributed to provide additional funding for K-12 schools to cover remaining expenses incurred due to COVID-19 through December 30. “School ad...

News from UM News Service MISSOULA — It turns out a global pandemic can’t slow the generous beating heart of Griz Nation. The University of Montana and the Missoula community handily defeated Montana State University and Bozeman during the annual Can the Cats food and donation drive to be...

News from the office of Senator Tester MONTANA — In his efforts to make Montana’s roads safer and more efficient, U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced bipartisan legislation along with Senators Deb Fischer (R-Nebr.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to identify and address instances of blocked railroad...

News from the Office of the Governor  MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock released his final budget proposal for the 2023 biennium. Because Montana entered the COVID-19 pandemic in a historically strong fiscal position with maximum reserves, the governor’s proposal balances the budget with...