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Great Fish Community Challenge launches with extra grants
Community members and people representing the 80 nonprofits participating in the 10th annual Great Fish Community Challenge gathered at Three Rivers Bank in Whitefish last Thursday to celebrate the launch of the Great Fish Community Challenge, a five-week giving campaign. At the party, donors who gave $100 or more to a single nonprofit were entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of eleven $1,000 grants for that organization. These $1,000 grants are separate from match awards to be given by the Whitefish Community Foundation at the end of the Challenge. The following donors and nonprofits were winners of the...
Missoula Co. begins impact fees for new development
MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County started rolling out impact fees for new development. Aug. 1 marked the beginning of impact fees in the county, with the new costs meant to quell a different expense -- rising property taxes. “The impetus behind impact fees is a desire to arrest or...
Stevensville raises utility rates amid controversy
The Stevensville Town Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, August 6 to discuss the controversial topic of raising town water and sewer rates. The meeting was attended by nearly 50 individuals, which is unusual for any Stevensville council meeting. During that meeting, the council would vote to accept the rates as they appeared in front of the council that afternoon. However, some council members are taking issue with the vote, not on the grounds that the increases are not needed, but with the procedure that was followed prior to the vote.
UM science endowment named for Stevensville donors
The University of Montana announces the completion of a successful $5 million fundraising campaign to endow a chair in fisheries science for its renowned wildlife biology program. The Siebel-Lewis Endowed Chair in Fisheries Science will bolster and expand the aquatic focus of the wildlife biology program, furthering its mission to...
MSU Community Cat Walk scheduled for Friday in downtown Bozeman
In a welcome celebration to Montana State University students ahead of the first day of classes on Aug. 21, MSU will hold its annual Community Cat Walk. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, MSU’s President Waded Cruzado, Spirit of the West Marching Band, Spirit Squad and representatives will parade down Main Street.
Missoula's 2025 budget changes could affect new urban camping ordinance
MISSOULA, MT — The city of Missoula's 2025 budget is looking a bit different. Key resources like American Rescue Plan Act funding are no more, but new requests are coming online, including for the city’s new urban camping ordinance. We wanted to know what that means for how...
Former Butte nurse admits health care fraud
A 40-year-old former nurse practitioner in Butte pleaded guilty to prescribing controlled substances despite having a suspended license. The defendant, Tristan Ashley Svejkovsky, also admitted to falsely billing an insurance company approximately $61 million for vitamin B-12 injections in which she received nearly $600,000 for the false claims, according to information from the office of U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich. Svejkovsky appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on Aug....
Showers and thunderstorms tonight expected to dry up this evening and tomorrow
Isolated thunderstorms, heavy rain, and lightning expected across Montana & northern Wyoming this week. Areas like Red Lodge, Cody, Kalispell, and Havre may see some rain and thunderstorms into the evening. Weather is expected to improve tonight, but tomorrow could bring more showers in places like Missoula and Bozeman.
Tiny Robots Could Revive Montana Forests After Wildfires
Montana's wildfires have been growing each year. Just this year alone Montana has seen 111,000 acres burned. Thankfully the moisture we have received lately is helping with the fires and also stopping new fires from starting. According to the Montana Free Press update from 8/9. The statewide forecast for the...
Skier Makes Insane Run in MT and Gets Paid from Go Pro
Some skiers and boarders are always looking ahead to the upcoming winter season, even in the middle of the summer. They are hoping for that "epic powder", as they clutch their new season pass that they got at the very end of last season. Montana still has some summer left, but that doesn't mean we can't look back at an amazing ski run from last season. The forecast for the first "frost dates" will be here before the end of the month. We may also see some extremely cold temps this winter.
Shepperd's Candy celebrates 70 years, recovery from accident last fall
BUTTE, Mont. -- Mining City sweet tooths should remember last October when their favorite confectionery, Shepperd's Candy, received a sour surprise: a pickup truck through the front of their store. But thanks to the support of a community that has studiously stood beside Shepperd's for seventy years, life has never...
Construction underway on GFPD evidence expansion
Construction is underway at the Great Falls Police Department for an expansion to house evidence. In February, City Commissioners awarded a $3,544,750 contract to Wadsworth Builders for the project in a 3-2 vote. GFPD has faced increasing overcrowding in its evidence storage and processing areas over the years. “More burdensome...
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