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Multiple fires ignite in Mission Valley
MISSOULA, Mont. — Polson Rural Fire Department says firefighters are responding to a wildfire in the Mission Mountains above Bison Lane. The public is asked not to call 911 to report the fire, as responders are already in route. The fire department responded to four fires on Wednesday night...
Missoula County Sheriff's Office closed Thursday
MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County Sheriff's Office will be closed Thursday. Due to power outages and multiple safety hazards across the county including downed trees, debris in roadways, and downed power lines, our Administrative Offices, including finger printing, Civil, Warrants, and Records will be closed today, July 25, 2024. Office hours will resume on Friday, July 26, 2024.
Headin’ Home Deliverin’ Bluegrass Gospel to Billings June 26
Is a soft rock band not quite your taste during the Sunday church service?. Perhaps you need a lively acoustic sound to lift your Holy Spirit?. Perhaps you need Bluegrass. Perhaps you should be a' Headin' Home. Headin' Home is the Lindblom family band from Georgia, bringing an upbeat sound...
New pollinator gardens and park signs in Whitefish
What happens when the Whitefish Park Sign Plan meets and marries an idea for pollinator gardens? Whitefish Parks and Recreation Director Maria Butts and Community Services Director Carla Belski have been working on the city’s Park Sign Plan since 2020, the same year that Children’s House Montessori School suggested a pollinator garden in Memorial Park. Merging the two projects seemed natural and, recently, a dozen city parks received pollinator gardens and new monument signs.Round rock walls contain native plants including birch-leaved spirea, plains coreopsis, purple prairie coneflower and beebalm to attract butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Monument signs denoting the name of...
Annual Big Mountain Run racers brave the heat
One hundred forty runners toed the line at 9:30 a.m. to race up to the summit of Big Mountain on the Danny On Trail Saturday, braving blistering temperatures for the 42nd annual Big Mountain Run. Hosted by the Glacier Nordic Club, the event has a rich history dating back to 1983, before mountain running in the US was trendy and high tech. Local legend Ryan Skotnicki took the 2024 King of the Mountain by over 4 minutes, in a time of 35:17. Skotnicki recently got 16th in the U.S. Mountain Running Championships. Brett Winegar raced to a second place finish with...
Freemasons award annual trades scholarships
Bigfork Masonic Lodge 150 held their scholarship award luncheon July 8 and presented three Bigfork High School students with $1,000 scholarships each. This year’s awardees were Kris Burggraf, Ivy Everson and Delcy Stewart. Burggraf will delve into Culinary Arts at Flathead Valley Community College, Stewart will study cosmetology at Crevier’s Academy, and Everson will pursue nursing at Montana State University. The Masonic Lodge is able to offer these vocational scholarships each year through an investment account created from the sale of the now-VFW building. The Masons also recently gifted the Bigfork Community Choir $200 for books and five Kindles to Bigfork ACES for their afterschool program for children. “Without trades, where is the country going to be?” Master of Lodge Jeffrey Sweet said. “There’s going to be nobody to do electrical work or fix your car or build houses. That’s important, so we want to get kids into the trades... Every little bit probably helps them out.” From left, Jeffrey Sweet, Master of Lodge , presents an award to Delcy Stewart with her mother Emily on July 8. (Courtesy photo)
27 Montanans Reported Missing in July. Have You Seen Them?
Have you seen these recently reported missing Montanans?. Montana has averaged more than one reported missing person per day so far in July 2024. Ages range from teens to seniors. The missing person reports come from all corners of Montana, reported in cities and towns big and small. We apologize...
UPDATE: No Power Outages Planned As Of Now In Montana
Scorching temperatures, low humidity, and an uptick in the wind have caused extreme fire weather throughout the Treasure State. This fire weather danger prompted Northwestern Energy to enter a 1.1 Monitoring Stage of the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Plan earlier this week. The ultimate goal of this policy is...
Prosecution Rests in Martin City Murder Trial
Prosecutors rested their case on Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of 42-year-old Del Orrin Crawford, whose defense attorneys chose not to present any additional evidence or testimony to the Flathead County jury. Closing arguments will begin on Thursday afternoon before jurors begins their deliberations. Crawford has pleaded not guilty...
Two GOP attorneys general say Biden education secretary committed Hatch Act violations
Two Republican state attorneys general are accusing Education Secretary Miguel Cardona of “flagrant” Hatch Act violations over comments made about the Biden administration’s student loan transfer scheme. In a letter to the Hatch Act unit special counsel on Wednesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) said Cardona made […]
Who gives back, and how much?
Montana is poised to become the latest state to increase scrutiny of how its nonprofit hospitals deliver community benefits in exchange for their tax-exempt status. Under proposed rules, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services plans to collect data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, such as discounting prices, providing health education, or conducting free screenings. Montana officials expect to adopt the new rules in August, but state officials have yet to set standards for exactly what constitutes acceptable giving or how much hospitals must do.
THURSDAY: Very Dangerous Fire Weather All Day For Montana
Almost the entire state of Montana is under some sort of heat and fire advisory on Thursday. Excessive heat continues for dozens of counties, and Red Flag Warning persist for huge chunks of Montana. Windy conditions are expected with some thunderstorm activity, increasing the chance of existing fires to grow.
Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana
RAPELJE — As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues pushing a series of natural-gas power plants, a Washington-based utility is building an expansive wind farm that will send power to the Seattle area. Puget Sound Energy is also […]
Verizon-Cellular Plus holds annual backpack giveaway for families in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Preparing kids to return to the classrooms can be one of the most expensive times of the year for parents. According to the National Retail Federation, families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend, on average, $875 dollars per household on back to school supplies.
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