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Standing Arrow Powwow Begins July 18 in Elmo, Mont., Featuring Community Feeds, Competitions, and Royalty Pageant
ELMO — Standing Arrow Powwow kicks off on July 18 and ends July 21 in Elmo, Mont. Four feeds are being organized by people in the community to feed the public. A Veteran’s special, Cradleboard special, $20,000 drum contest, and $50,000 payout in contest dancing is advertised on the poster.
Halloween Decorations Are Already On Sale In Montana Stores
Halloween Decorations Are Already On Sale In Montana Stores. It seems that retail stores all across the Treasure State are putting out seasonal decorations earlier and earlier every year. I was in Missoula over the last few weekends and stopped into Cracker Barrel for some grilled catfish. I couldn't believe...
Montana Ranchers Scammed over Hay during Drought
The drought of 2021 was hard on nearly all of state agriculture, which included a hay shortage. Now throw in a con man to further hurt family operations. Jory D. Parks of Logan, Kansas pulled a fraud on Facebook, advertising hay in large quantities for sale, and offering to deliver into Montana and Wyoming. He received advances from ranches desperate for hay for their livestock. You guessed it, Parks pocketed the funds for his personal and business use, without delivering the forage.
A man kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized, authorities said Friday. The man was alone on national forest land when the adult female charged him Thursday. He suffered significant injuries before killing the bear with a handgun, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said. The bear was likely reacting defensively to protect cubs, agency spokesperson Dillon Tabish said. Wildlife workers set out game cameras in the area to try to confirm the presence of any cubs. If cubs are found, it’s uncertain if they would be captured because it is difficult to find facilities qualified to take them, he said.
Fire season kicks off with Horse Gulch, Miller Peak and Deadman fires
A smoky sky set the scene for Gov. Greg Gianforte’s fire briefing on Tuesday, July 16. Standing on a boat launch beside Canyon Ferry Lake, Gianforte listened to updates on the Horse Gulch Fire from Incident Commander Scott Schuster. The report marked the first day the fire was brought under partial containment.
Excessive heat advisories to remain in Western MT through the weekend
MONTANA - Western Montana remains under a Weather Alert for excessive heat over the weekend and into the coming week with temperatures in areas like Missoula Valley to surpass 100-degrees for multiple days. Very dry conditions remain with this extended heat pattern, aside from a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms...
Where Is The Smoke Coming From In Montana Now?
Hazy skies have covered Montana for a couple of weeks, but where exactly is the wildfire smoke coming from? We've got the wildfire map of Montana, which shows what areas can expect the most smoke in the air. The 'good' news is that as of July 19th, the Montana wildfire...
Montana airports experience ripple effects from global IT outage
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Nationwide, airlines canceled over 2,000 flights on Friday, after a global IT outage occurred overnight. Representatives for two of Montana’s busiest airports said ripple effects were felt in the state as well. The Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport had four of their 41 scheduled departures canceled...
Unemployment claims in Montana increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Montana rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 486 in the week ending July 13, up from 398 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
Medicaid ‘unwinding’ complete in Montana, nearly 24,000 people still pending
Medicaid redetermination is officially done, but more than 23,000 people are still waiting to find out whether they qualify, according to a final report discussed Wednesday in a legislative committee. And the head of the Montana Health Care Association said its members are still waiting on $8.8 million in delayed payments for 25 nursing facilities […] The post Medicaid ‘unwinding’ complete in Montana, nearly 24,000 people still pending appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Montana's largest nursing home prepares to close following patient safety violations
This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. The state’s largest nursing home plans to close its doors weeks after being terminated from the federal Medicare and Medicaid program after “a history of serious quality issues” and violations for deficient patient care. In a...
Pitching improvements have Butte Miners confident heading to district tournament as top seed
BUTTE, Mont. -- The Legion Baseball postseason is rapidly approaching. And with a regular season conference title already in hand, the Butte Miners feel as confident as any, heading into the district tournament in Belgrade as the No. 1 seed. Of course, the Miners are happy with being the Class...
18th annual Butte 100 to test elite mountain bikers
BUTTE, Mont. — The state’s most grueling mountain bike competition is back for its 18th year. A total of 500 competitors are set to take on either the Butte 100, Butte 50 or Sorini 25 competition Saturday morning along the Continental Divide. Competitors from 27 different states and...
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