Articles with the Tag: Montana
BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana will accept applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program until Jan. 15, 2016. “Easements are sometimes a perfect fit for a landowner who is looking to protect his or her land from future development or to p...
POLSON – Without wings, a man flew over the Flathead Lake on Saturday wearing a red suit. He leaned forward like Super Man, paused for a moment, and flipped around into a roll of floating somersaults. His body twisted around and around down towards the lake. He straightened out, pointed his arms down a...
News from the office of Governor Steve Bullock HELENA — On Nov. 17 Governor Steve Bullock, Montana state senate member Cynthia Wolken and District Judge Ingrid Gustafson announced the start of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative in Montana, a comprehensive examination of the state’s crimi...
News from Mission Valley FFA RONAN — The Mission Valley FFA livestock team represented Montana proudly as they joined more than 700 other Montana FFA members at the 2015 National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 65,000 FFA members nationwide attended the event held Oct. 27-31, setti...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks WESTERN MONTANA — White-tailed deer harvest rebounded this weekend after a small slump and elk harvest in northwest Montana is up as compared to last year, according to check station results around Region One. At the six northwest Montana check...
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...
