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Milk River Joint Board of Control Meets After Siphon Fails in Babb
On Monday, June 17, the Milk River Project, a 110-year-old structure that provides irrigation to several towns on the Hi-Line experienced a catastrophic failure. Last Thursday, June 20, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Milk River Irrigation Project Joint Board of Control, was able to take some action to help give local irrigators intel.
DOT selects 148 recipients for $1.8B in infrastructure grants
As part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will distribute $1.8 billion in awards for 148 projects across the country. The demand for RAISE funding outpaced available funds, however, with the Department receiving almost $13 billion in overall requests. RAISE is a […] The post DOT selects 148 recipients for $1.8B in infrastructure grants appeared first on Transportation Today.
State says refunds are coming for overtaxed Browning residents
State officials are working to get refunds to Browning residents who were overcharged on their property tax bills. Lee Montana first reported homeowners in Browning received unusually high appraisal values and property tax bills last fall — some four times the amount they paid last year. That led the...
Havre Teen Dies in Vehicle Crash Near Browning
An 18-year-old Havre man who was a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade died yesterday morning when the motorist drove off U.S. Highway 89, spun down an embankment and crashed into a creek near Browning, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. The passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown...
'Catastrophic' Failure Of St. Mary Siphon Leads To Localized Flooding In Babb
A piece of infrastructure used to divert water from the St. Mary River to the North Fork of the Milk River has suffered a "catastrophic failure," according to Milk River Project personnel. The failure involves the St. Mary River Siphon, which is composed of a pair of 90-inch riveted steel...
Browning man sentenced for trafficking meth
BROWNING, Mont. — A Browning man was sentenced to to four years and eight months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine Tuesday. Robbie Wayne Racine pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute meth. Court documents say, Racine was stopped in...
Briefs: Going to the Sun Road; Glacier Park death; Browning tax relief
GNP’s Going to the Sun Road opens for the season. Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park has fully opened for the season. Park officials opened the road Saturday. The visitor center at Logan Pass is open, but drinking water isn’t yet available. The road is...
Hockaday awards visual arts scholarship to Browning graduate
Browning High School graduate Adam Still Smoking has been awarded the Mark D. Norley Memorial Scholarship for Visual Arts by the Hockaday Museum of Art. The $1,000 scholarship recognizes an outstanding art student in any visual art medium including painting, drawing, photography, print making, 3D design, ceramics, illustration, graphic design, film/video, or costume/fashion. Adam Still Smoking, a Lakota and Blackfeet aspiring artist, grew up in Browning. His father, established artist Luis Still Smoking, has had a significant influence on his life, although Adam Still Smoking said that as a child, he had not considered an art career. Participating in the Paint...
State working to fix error that led to inflated valuations of Browning properties
HELENA, Mont. — Montana state officials say they are working on rectifying the impact an error had on property taxes on the Blackfeet Reservation. The Department of Revenue says about 385 parcels in the town of Browning had assessments that were too high because the wrong model was used for valuations.
USDOT Announces 2024 Raise Grants
This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 148 projects across the country. The announcement brings the total amount of Biden-Harris Administration RAISE grants to more than $7.2 billion for over 550...
NAID Security In Browning
NAID Security Meeting/Training has been scheduled for this Friday (6/28) afternoon in Browning. The security/training will run on Friday, from 2 until 4, in the Main Conference Room. For more information/questions, please contact the Tribal Office at 338 7521, prior to Friday afternoon's 2 o'clock meeting.
Browning Man Sentenced to Prison for Strangling, Assaulting Partner
A 48-year-old Browning man who admitted to strangling and beating his romantic partner, which caused serious injury, was sentenced today to four years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Emerson John No Runner, Jr. pleaded...
Question of the week
Jim Scott, Thompson Falls - “I like to go fishing.”. Larry Hermance, Belgrade - “We like to go camping.”. Kinley Hill, Thompson Falls - “I go to the Bison Range with my family.”. Hazel White, Trout Creek - “Celebrating my July 5th birthday on July 4th.”
Officials Still Trying To Figure Impacts Of St. Mary Siphon Failure
The Milk River Project, which is part of a system that delivers drinking water to 18,000 people and more than 700 farms, will shut down early this year following the breach of 110-year-old pipes near Baab. Christopher Gomer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said June 18 the irrigators along...
Canal siphon failures not a matter of if, but when
Along with the torrent of gushing water that flooded Babb due to catastrophic siphon eruptions on the St. Mary Canal last week will be serious economic consequences for north-central Montana’s agricultural community whose livelihood is reliant on this aging water system. The siphons pull water from the St. Mary River east of Glacier National Park and into the Milk River that runs from the Blackfeet Reservation into southern Alberta then down along the Hi-Line from Havre to Fort Peck. This water is used to irrigate the northern Montana prairie — more than 120,000 acres — as well as serving approximately 20,000...
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