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News from the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame The 2020 inductee into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame for District 10 was announced last week as for Flathead, Lake, Lincoln and Sanders Counties as Living Award – Berniece Arlene ‘Lady Long Rider’ Ende, Trego. Legacy Award – Wilderness Worn – A Government Packers Legacy, Eureka. The MCHF and WHC tentatively plans to honor these inductees during the MCHF Annual Induction Ceremony and Western Heritage Gathering on Feb. 12-13, 2021, in Great Falls at the Heritage Inn. More information on this event will come later in the year. Full biographies for past inductees are available on the MCHF and WHC’s websit...
MSU News Service Montana State University recently released the results of its Treasure State poll weighing Montana attitudes for the 2020 general election set for Nov 3. All the major races are close and the poll has a 3.9 percent margin of error, according to David Parker, MSU political scien...
News from UM Bureau of Business, Economic Research MONTANA — The Montana economy could receive a significant boost in revenue, if it were to tax the sale of legalized recreational cannabis, according to a new study released by researchers at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the...
News from the U.S. Department of Agriculture RONAN — The Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing $237,000 in business development in rural southwestern Montana and across the state. USDA awarded the grants through the Rural Business Development ...
News from OPI MONTANA — The Montana Office of Public Instruction received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development to general and special educators in serving special needs students. The grant is authorized by the federal In...
DIXON — Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community. We are still following social distancing precautions and are accepting take-out meal requests only. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5:30 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request....
ST. IGNATIUS — We held our second in-house meal this week. The food was delicious and we played bingo afterward. A fun evening. These are precarious times. At our board meeting we tentatively planned evening dinners, one on Nov. 18, to celebrate Thanksgiving and then another on Dec. 16 to celebrate ...
RONAN — Where has this month gone? It is hard to believe it is already half over already and the year is almost three-quarters gone. We are starting to feel the cooler weather and the trees are losing their leaves so we are on to another season. We are still having our on-site meals on Fridays...
News from the Montana Hospital Association HELENA — The Montana Hospital Association named Providence St. Joseph Medical Center the winner of the association’s 2020 Excellence in Behavioral Health Service Award. The award recognizes a healthcare organization that demonstrates vision and e...
Enrollment begins for 2021 Ag programs News from FSA WASHINGTON D.C. — Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agr...
