Legals for June, 25 2025

Legals for June, 18 2025

Energy Keepers to adjust dam operations to help raise Flathead Lake water level

The Interior department on Friday approved a request by Energy Keepers, Inc. to raise the water level in Flathead Lake this summer by adjusting minimum flows at the SKQ Dam.

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Governor touts effort to streamline small-scale forestry work

A ceremonial signing of HB 79 took place last week at Big Sky Forest Products in St. Regis.

Legals for July, 2 2025

Legion volunteers maintain highway crosses

For 72 years, white crosses have stood as silent sentinels along Montana highways as reminders of lives lost in traffic accidents and warnings to those who pass by to "please drive carefully."

Water quality study bridges U.S.-Canada divide

This summer, researchers are slated to begin a new $4.9 million transboundary study aimed at promoting “a common understanding” of longstanding pollution concerns in the Kootenai River system.

Legals for June, 11 2025

Red, white and boom: Independence Day events

Independence Day revelers will have a long weekend to celebrate with the holiday falling on a Friday this year.

Zinke backs 15 Western Montana projects for federal funding

U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke has requested federal funding for 15 projects in Western Montana to improve infrastructure, economic development and law enforcement capabilities..

Fishing restrictions likely with unseasonably warm water

The Clark Fork River is an angler’s delight during the summer months in Montana. It’s known for its diverse fish populations, including several trout species like rainbow trout, brown trout, and the native westslope cutthroat trout. You can also find mountain whitefish, smallmouth bass, and even northern pike in certain sections throughout Mineral County.

State officials to make decision on Bull River boating restrictions

Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission members will decide at its Thursday meeting in Helena on whether to implement changes involving motorized boats on the Bull River.

I-90 flagged as wildlife collision hotspot

Between 2008 and 2020, nearly 30,000 reported collisions involving large animals occurred in Montana, resulting in 54 human fatalities.

Sale of asbestos clinic's assets on hold

While many wait on U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen’s rulings on Libby’s shuttered asbestos clinic, new court filings indicate the July 2 sheriff’s sale will be put on hold.

Gianforte signs law cracking down on illegal hiring

During a stop in Evergreen on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill that expands the state’s authority to police illegal hiring practices.

Summer reading and lunch program kicks off in Superior

Eva Horning Park in Superior has great family attractions with the playground, skate park, picnic tables with plenty of green space to burn off energy for kids. And during the summer it naturally becomes busier, especially with two programs that make the manicured property even more enjoyable.

Voices of the valley: Planning for growth

Summer 2025. The Clark Fork and Flathead Rivers merge near Paradise in the eastern valley where my family lives.

Feds vow to ax restrictions on 1 million acres of Northwest Montana forestland

The federal government pledged to peel back protections on more than 1.1 million acres of forestland in Northwest Montana, opening vast swaths of the region to potential logging projects.

Rodeo takes center stage at Homesteader Days

It was in some ways like trying to navigate in a dust storm.