Articles with the Tag: Montana
News from the Montana Department of Justice Attorney General Tim Fox warned Montanans about aggressive and sometimes threatening phone calls from scammers impersonating agents of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “Our Office of Consumer Protection is receiving a deluge of calls from citizens re...
NORTHWEST MONTANA — At the six northwest Montana check stations through Sunday, Nov. 1, a total of 5,599 hunters checked 328 white-tailed deer (243 of these were bucks), 38 mule deer, and 35 elk for a 7.2 percent rate of hunters with game. This compares to a 6.3 percent rate of hunters with game last y...
News from NFL Punt, Pass & Kick RONAN —Ronan competitors Kadynce Couture, 9, and Elizabeth Bluemel, 13, will join six other youths from Western Montana who have qualified to advance in the NFL Team Championship of the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick program. The competition will be held in Seat...
News from Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS –With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner Montana Farmers Union wants to recognize Montana farmers and ranchers for their role in feeding America. Agriculture remains Montana’s top industry with nearly 28,000 farms and ranches i...
MONTANA — Montana has become 30th state to expand Medicaid as Governor Bullock announced Nov. 2 that CMS approved the federal waiver for Medicaid expansion needed for state officials to start immediate enrollment in and begin coverage on Jan. 1. Within hours of the announcement, 80 application...
POLSON — In District Court Thursday, Oct. 29, Miguel Douglas Miranda, 22, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, changed his plea to guilty of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute. He is being held on $1 million bail. Court documents state that drugs were discovered June 4 when ...
News from the Montana Medical Association MONTANA — Two family medicine physicians practicing in Polson have been chosen for the Montana Medical Association’s Physician Leadership Effectiveness program. Cara Harrop, M.D., of St. Luke Community Healthcare Network and LeeAnna Muzqui...
Hunters: store meat properly to avoid bear conflict News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MONTANA — With the general deer and elk rifle season now open, and in light of the considerable increase of bear activity and bear-human encounters, hunters and other recreationists are remi...
A celebrity of sorts was at the Mission School District on Wednesday, and third-grade students swarmed around her asking for her autograph. “This is so awesome,” Braedon Ferris, 8, said holding a pen and paper in his hand as he waited his turn. “It’s really cool we are gettin...
News from the Montana Judges Association FAIRMONT — Twentieth Judicial District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher has been elected president of the Montana Judges’ Association. Christopher is only the second district judge elected to the Twentieth Judicial District comprised...
