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Free ‘Fixit’ Yourself Clinic Saturday at Missoula Home Resource
That doggone doodad whatchamacallit thingamabob isn't working right or not working at all!. You don't want to spend money on a new one or on repairs, but you just don't quite have the skills to do it yourself. Where to turn? What to do?. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO REPAIR!. A...
Lake County Fire Assoc. meets in Charlo
The Charlo-Moiese Volunteer Fire Department hosted the quarterly meeting of the Lake County Fire Association. The group is comprised of 11 fire departments, representing Lake County as well as adjacent areas including Dixon and Hot Springs.Ronan Fire Chief Chris Adler serves as president and Charlo-Moiese Fire Chief Joel Fuhrmann is secretary/treasurer. Each department is represented by its chief and assistant chief.According to Fuhrmann, 35 to 40 people attended the meeting. The agenda included discussions of the 2024 county-wide wildland training exercise held this spring at CSKT Division of Fire, insurance, and the possible creation of a local fire investigation team.Lake County GIS discussed improved mapping features that will be shared in the future and CSKT Division of Fire covered preparations for the fire season. Updates were also provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Lake County Office of Emergency Management and dispatch. Firefighters also learned about training activities that are available through Montana State University Fire Services Training School.The Lake County Sheriff, county commissioners and Flathead County Emergency Services were also represented at the meeting.
Montana’s plan to curb opioid overdoses includes vending machines
Before she stopped using drugs for good, Cierra Coon estimates that she overdosed eight times in a span of two weeks in the fall of 2022. One of those times, the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone helped save her life. She was riding in a car on the back roads...
Finding and renewing the Montana spirit that gave birth to the Constitution
Paul Weyrich is not a name most Americans would know, but he may be the man who is most responsible for the current state of politics in America. Weyrich, who studied journalism, had fairly humble beginnings to his political career, starting as press secretary to Colorado Sen. Gordon Allott in 1973. But when he came […] The post Finding and renewing the Montana spirit that gave birth to the Constitution appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Missoula police trying to ID person regarding incident at local business July 8
MISSOULA, Mont. - Missoula police are trying to identify a person regarding an incident that happened July 8 at a local business. Anyone who recognizes the person or has information is asked to call Officer McGregor at the Missoula Police Department (MPD) by calling (406) 552-6300. People may report anonymously...
New Housing Development Underway Near ZooMontana
A new housing project is underway on Billings' West End. Perhaps you've noticed the heavy equipment moving dirt for infrastructure at the south end of Shiloh Drive, near ZooMontana. I stopped to grab a couple of quick pictures last week, pondering what the development might be. "It's probably another shopping...
UM Library makes historic aerial photos available online
Some of the state’s earliest known aerial photography now is available online courtesy of the University of Montana Mansfield Library.The images are part of an extensive collection of aerial photography taken by the U.S. Forest Service and held in the library’s Archives and Special Collections department.“The Forest Service collection we received has tens of thousands of aerial images dating from the 1930s to the 1970s,” said Professor Donna McCrea, the head of archives. “We are focusing on the imagery from the 1930s. So far we’ve created an online index map that indicates the latitude and longitude of about 35,000 images,...
Q2 Billings Area Weather: Continued smoky Thursday; scattered PM thunderstorms
Smoke continued to move over Montana and Wyoming on Wednesday, and that won't end anytime soon. A wave of energy will deliver scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms on Thursday.
Federal jury convicts Bozeman felon of illegal possession of firearm, ammunition
MISSOULA — A federal jury on Monday convicted a Bozeman felon of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition after a Gallatin County Sheriff’s deputy went to serve an arrest warrant and found the defendant armed, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a one-day trial on July 15,...
Chris Peterson: 10 Class AA football games to look forward to this fall
HELENA — The Fourth of July is a great holiday. To me, it also serves as a milestone. Once it comes and goes, I know football is coming. July is the last month without football and that's a comforting thought for high school football fans from the Treasure State who had to go eight months without it.
The truth behind the US 'zone of death' where there are no laws
There’s a part of the United States that is essentially lawless and it’s nicknamed the “zone of death”, but how did it come about?While America is home to some strange rules, like the shocking Texas law that allowed a man to kill his wife’s lover under one condition, it may surprise people to know that there is a small part in one of the most populated countries in the world that is lawless.It might sound like something out of The Purge, but the 50 square miles “zone of death” is real and located in Yellowstone National Park, accessed by one...
Montana Athletics expands NIL opportunities for student athletes through licensing agreement
MISSOULA, Mont. – University of Montana Athletics and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established a group licensing agreement for the university's student-athletes covering all 15 Grizzly varsity sports. This partnership will enable these student-athletes to profit off their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) through a number of opportunities that will be co-branded with Montana's official trademarks and logos.
Woman drowns in Yellowstone River near Laurel Sunday
LAUREL, Mont. - A Laurel woman drowned in the Yellowstone River near Sportsman Park on Sunday afternoon, July 14, 2024. According to Yellowstone County Sheriff's Deputy Coroner Valerie Juhl, the victim of the drowning was Nichole R. Blumenshine. She was 38-years-old. Her cause of death is drowning, and the manner...
Bill Zadick voted the GOAT for Great Falls athletics
The fan vote is in for the Greatest of All-Time (GOAT) for Great Falls athletics. Great Falls High’s Bill Zadick has been named the winner by the voters after three rounds of voting, starting with a selected top 10 for both former Bison and C.M. Russell High greats, and down to a top three from each school.
Bozeman Bucks bats boom in sweeping to Legion tournament title
BOZEMAN — After securing an 8-5 win on Thursday, thanks to a sixth-inning comeback against the Casper Oilers, the Bozeman Bucks were seemingly in control for the rest of the weekend at their home tournament. The Bucks followed that win with four more over the next three days, finishing...
Will it Really be This Scorching Hot in Montana?
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Although a change may be coming next week, Western Montana's forecast looks like we could be heading for the hottest weekend so far this summer, with most locations seeing triple-digit temperatures. Some of those readings will come close to record temperatures but aren't forecast to...
Life on the Hi-Line Calendar Contest Seeking Entries
Life on the Hi-Line Calendar Contest Seeking Entries. While Montana is known for its mountains much more than its prairies, that doesn't mean they are any less beautiful than them. It holds true if you have ever traveled across the Hi-Line of the state. Our prairie lands allow for cattle...
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