Articles with the Tag: Helena
HELENA — With less than one week before the November election, Senator Jon Tester is calling for an investigation into a recent election mailer that was sent to 100,000 Montana voters. The mailer – sent by researchers at Stanford University and Dartmouth College – arbitrarily place...
Harrop, Delaney grab All-State at State run HELENA – It was a good day for a run as teams from AA-C gathered at the start lines, laced their sneakers, and prepared to race on the season’s final course in hopes of a top ten finish in their class for the title of All-State at the State...
Helena attorney Jon Metropoulos gave a verbal resignation to Flathead Joint Board of Control on Sept. 30 after a tense exchange with irrigation commissioners about finalizing a document that spelled out the board’s stance on key elements of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Com...
From the seat of his combine in the Helena Valley, Republican Senate candidate Joe Dooling talked about why he decided to run for the Legislature. “I’m just wondering where all the grownups are,” he said. The 2013 legislative session was marked by a split between conservatives and mod...
News from Montana Stockgrowers Association HELENA — The Montana Stockgrowers Association is seeking nominations for the 2014 Montana Ranching Woman of the Year. The annual award is presented to an MSGA member who has made great contributions to the Montana ranching community and has gone above and b...
HELENA — After dozens of public meetings and hundreds of submitted comments, the draft 2015 Montana State Water Plan is available for review – and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is seeking public comment on the document. The Montana State Water Plan provides guidance...
HELENA — Two Lake County residents were appointed to statewide councils last week by Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Chad Cottet of Polson has been appointed to the Economic Development Advisory Council. Cottet is the region representative for the Lake County Community Development Corporation and is...
The Montana Supreme Court handled the following Lake County criminal cases last week. A Bigfork man serving felony sentences filed an emergency appeal in the Montana Supreme Court. Michael Westmark , 65, claimed in his Sept. 5 filing that he has been denied release from the Montana S...
HELENA – In a 4-2 vote the interim State-Tribal Relations Committee for the Montana legislature passed a resolution in support of the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact on Sept. 10. Some members of the committee said passing the resolution is important because it ex...
By Matt Varilek, Small Business Association regional administrator HELENA – One of this region’s most expensive disasters unfolded the night of Sept. 9, 2013 when over 10 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, devastating Boulder, Colo., and several other communities with flash floods,...
