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News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced on June 5 that nearly $725 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML). Montana is eligible for $4,598,840. This is the third allotment from the once-in-a-generation investment of $11.3 billion in AML funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will help communities clean up dangerous environmental conditions and pollution caused by past coal mining in alignment with President Biden’s ambitious enviro...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. Any age is welcome to come enjoy our meals, you don’t have to be a senior citizen. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Senior Center would like to thank Julie and Mack McConnell for the beautiful flowers that are in the planter barrels around the south and east of our building. SNAP-Ed is doing an “Eating Smart-Being Active” cooking class at the St. Ignatius Community Center starting F...
RONAN — Hundreds of people gathered in Ronan last week to watch chainsaw carvers create both large and small out of raw, wooden logs. The Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the fifth annual Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous June 5-9 at the county fairgrounds in Ronan. Twelve chainsaw carvers had ...
SAFE Harbor looking for carnival volunteers News from Safe Harbor RONAN — SAFE Harbor is looking for volunteers to assist at the SAFE Harbor Carnival and Circus scheduled for June 23 at the fairgrounds in Ronan. The Carnival takes place from noon to 4:30 p.m. We would love to have you join...
News from NRCS BOZEMAN — Summer is just around the corner, and recent weather helped improve the water supply outlook as the 2024 snow accumulation season wraps up in Montana. However, the outlook remains below normal in most locations. “Last month brought a mix of snow, rain, and sunshin...
News from USDA BOZEMAN — USDA Rural Development Montana State Director Kathleen Williams today announced the agency is awarding a $7.7 million grant to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to expand food processing opportunities on the Flathead Indian Reservation. “Diversifying the...
News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation In the month of July, members of the Beautification Committee of Envision Polson! will be searching for the “bloomin’ best” yards and gardens in our community from Hwy 35 East to Fulkerson’s Corner, the city limits of Polson, Kerr...
Governor announces board appointments News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — On June 7, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the following local citizens to board appointments: For the State-Tribal Economic Development Commission, Jennifer Finley of Pablo was appointed. As a Confede...
MT Dept. of Transportation RONAN — Riverside Contracting Inc. continues work on the Ronan-North project the week of June 10. Electrical crews will be onsite installing streetlight poles along US Highway 93, and miscellaneous site cleanup will occur throughout the project area. Traffic control wil...
