![The Flathead River runs full above. Though spring rains pushed the potential for fire starts later into the month of July, a normal fire season with “likely more fire activity than 2023,” is still expected across Montana.](https://www.valleyjournal.net/photogallery/12562/thumbnails/DSC_6838.jpg)
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — On June 18, Governor Greg Gianforte received the 2024 Fire Season Outlook Briefing from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) and Nort...
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Place Bareback Riding TownScore$$$Won 1Trevor KayChester75$439.45 2Jordan LarsonCharlo70$336.05 3L. LaFromboiseHelena61$258.50 Place Saddle Bronc RidingTown &nbs...
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A recent University of Montana survey confirms what legislators have been hearing from our constituents: Montanans are seriously concerned about several issues that they say are negatively impacting quality of life.&nbs...
A state district court judge in Yellowstone County has ruled that three Republican-backed abortion restrictions passed in 2021 are unconstitutional, delivering another blow to conservatives who support limiting when and how Montanans can terminate pregnancies and a win for advocates of reproductive...
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RONAN — The Montana Co-op is working to increase community connection first with food then, as Co-op president Jason Moore says, “by using the three C’s - curriculum, community, and cafeteria.” T...