Articles with the Tag: Helena
E-cig bill would prohibit sale to minors HELENA — A bill requested by the Attorney General’s office aims to ban the use and possession of electronic cigarettes by minors. Senate Bill 66, introduced by Rep. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, refers to electronic cigarettes as &ldq...
HELENA — The Montana Office of Tourism recently released the winners of the vintage highway sign contest held in November 2014. Winners of one of 10 vintage “Welcome to Montana” highway signs are, from Facebook, Maddi Studer, Bozeman; Kevin League, Helena; Lynn Taborsky, Helena; Dawna Si...
News from Montana State Parks HELENA – Montana State Parks announced that in 2014, Montana’s 55 state parks experienced 2.255 million visits, setting record high visitation for the second straight year. From January to December 2014, the statewide visitation numbers show a 3-percent incre...
HELENA – Livestock owners can now go online to report the number of livestock they own, the Montana Department of Revenue announced Thursday. Montana law requires all livestock owners to report by March 1 of each year the number of livestock they owned as of Feb. 1. Livestock owners who report online t...
HELENA — In the second week of the 64th Montana Legislature, two initiatives from Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock’s budget were opened up in joint appropriations subcommittees. Bullock’s infrastructure bill, the “Build Montana” act, got its first hearing in the joint subcommitt...
News from Montana Health CO-OP HELENA — Treasa Glinnwater of Ronan was recently elected to serve on the first member-wide board of directors for Montana Health CO-OP for the next two years. She joins seven other board members from across Montana. Glinnwater has owned a full-time, private pra...
News from Montana Community Foundation HELENA – More than 50 academic scholarships will be available for Montana students for the 2015-16 academic year through Montana Community Foundation. This past year, MCF awarded nearly $300,000 in scholarships to worthy Montana students. Qualifi...
HELENA – A former Lake County man convicted by a Great Falls jury in February of abusing a toddler intends to appeal his sentence to the Supreme Court. The Montana Supreme Court has given attorneys for Riley Charlo-Whitworth until Dec. 29 to file an opening brief in his appeal. Charlo-Whitw...
HELENA – A Lake County man convicted of killing his cousin at a Hot Springs resort in 2013 intends to appeal his sentence. Last week the Montana Supreme Court gave attorneys for 30-year-old Melvin Madplume, Jr. an extension of time until Dec. 29 to file an opening brief in the appeal. Attorney...
Students earn $1,000 scholarships for volunteering HELENA — Youth Serve Montana Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 are now available for up to 100 Montana high school seniors who have volunteered more than 100 hours in the last year and who want to further their educat...
