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1 MONTH ALERT: Montana Tour Kicks Off With Big Sky Doubleheader in August
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kick off a four-race stretch in Montana with the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial doubleheader weekend at Big Sky Speedway in August. The event, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, will see the National Tour return to the 3/8-mile dirt track for the first time since 2019...
Reward offered for information on bighorn sheep that was shot
HELENA, Mont. — Montana game wardens are seeking information on a bighorn sheep that was shot near Ross Creek Cedars Area south of Troy. The bighorn sheep was left wounded and was later euthanized. The following was sent out by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks:. Montana game wardens are...
Search for Rickisha Bear still ongoing.
(Rocky Boy) The search for Rickisha Bear, an indigenous woman who live on the Rocky Boy reservation and who’s been missing since February of this year, is still on going. New Media Broadcasters spoke with Emma Jane, a close friend of Bear and one of the administrators of the “Search for Rickisha Bear” Facebook page, who said that their recent celebration of Rickisha’s birthday in Great Falls’ Gibson Park was not a memorial.
Brody Grebe shares 'Cowboy Mentality' with teammates
Montana State's Brody Grebe speaks with SWX's Austin Parr about being named the Big Sky's Preseason Defensive MVP, and sharing his 'Cowboy Mentality' with the rest of the team. The Big Sky Conference named Montana State's Brody Grebe as the league's Preseason Defensive MVP on Sunday, with eight other Bobcats...
Car, van shows come to Lincoln County
Fans of classic cars and vans had their choice of shows they could attend in south Lincoln County last weekend.Happy's Inn hosted its annual classic car show pitting Lincoln and Flathead counties against each other.Flathead County came out the winner in 2024.Van lovers headed to the first Northwest Regional meet at Timberlane Campground outside of Libby.Event organizers said the Northwest regional will rotate annually to a different established location each year with the first one hosted in Montana. The Northwest Regional Van Meet was held at Timberlane Campground last week outside Libby. (Taylor Resch/The Western News)
Highway 12 blocked by fallen trees, rock slides from Kooskia to Montana state line
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Idaho County Sheriff's Office in Idaho is reporting closures on Highway 12 from near Kooskia to the Montana state line due to rock slides, fallen trees, etc. Several agencies are working to get the highway cleared, but they don't know how long it will take.
NorthWestern Energy crews work to fix power to 20,000+ customers in western Montana
UPDATE: July 25 at 6:55 a.m. NorthWestern Energy (NWE) crews worked overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning to restore power to more than 20,000 customers after a powerful storm hit western Montana. The following is a statement from NWE:. "Crews are working to restore service as quickly as possible, safely,...
Federal government, Fort Belknap Indian Community ink agreement to conserve grassland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Fort Belknap Indian Community are partnering on a grassland conservation initiative modeled after the Conservation Reserve Program, a nearly 40-year-old program designed to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production. The 2018 Farm Bill established the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program as a permanent...
How much does it cost to live in Ennis?
A recent report commissioned by the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce and conducted by ECOnorthwest spotlighted a burgeoning cost of living crisis in both Ennis and Big Sky. The study underscores the financial strain on service workers in these picturesque, yet increasingly expensive parts of Madison County. According to the...
One-off comedy show spotlights classroom antics
Bringing their national tour to Bozeman this month, the funniest teacher-comedians in the world front The Struggle Is Real Comedy Tour when educational troupe Bored Teachers come to the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture for one night only. The performance is set for Friday, July 26th, in the Emerson’s Crawford Theater. It begins at 7:30pm.
Missoula group seeking plastic ban fundraising for signature gathering
(Missoula Current) A push to place a proposed ban on single-use plastics before Missoula voters this November must raise more than 8,400 signatures over the coming weeks. To do that, Plastic Free Missoula is looking to raise money to pay a team of signature gatherers. This week, it launched a GoFundMe account to raise $20,000. As of Tuesday morning, the effort had netted $1,775.
After long and winding college career, Hamilton's Hunter Omlid excited to be Colorado Rockies pick
MISSOULA — Hunter Omlid's baseball talents were discovered on an otherwise unassuming scouting trip to Gallatin County by Gary Van Tol. Former Bitterroot Red Sox skipper Jason Goligoski invited Van Tol, the soon-to-be Boise State baseball coach, to watch his junior hurler. After three innings, Goligoski walked over to see what Van Tol thought of Omlid.
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