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AG says state will consider funding for PL 280
Whether fueled by election-year largesse or Lake County’s impending withdrawal from Public Law 280, Attorney General Austin Knudsen delivered some long-awaited good news Monday. The office of Gov. Greg Gianforte, he said, “has authorized me to convey to you folks they would sign a bill through the Legislature that provided some law enforcement funding for Lake County.”
States reconsider religious exemptions for vaccinations in child care
More than half the children who attend Munchkin Land Daycare near Billings, Montana, have special needs or compromised immune systems. The kids, who range in age from 4 months to 9 years, have conditions that include fetal alcohol syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and Down syndrome, according to owner Sheryl Hutzenbiler.
Home schooling more popular for Montana families
Statewide the number of students identified as homeschooled increased by 69.7% from 2019 to 2020.
Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
FWP provides updates and hunting proposals
THOMPSON FALLS – Grizzly bears, bobcats and walleye were on the agenda among other items as Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks members met with the Sanders County Commissioners on January 14 to provide a quarterly update.
Lawmakers to discuss slew of hot-button topics at mid-session
HELENA — The Montana Legislature is about to hit its hump day — on Saturday, March 2, the session is officially halfway through. Lawmakers will discuss a slew of hot-button issues this week, including sales tax, corporate media ownership, campaign mailers, surprise medical bills, and international trade wars. Here’s what to keep an eye on for Week 8:
Utilizing and preserving our national forests
Part Two in a Series
The face of fear
As a state legislator I was always pleased with my dealings with police officers in general and the Department of Corrections people in particular. I found people in law enforcement leadership to be thoughtful, compassionate, and decent.
Rural emergency rooms increasingly run without doctors, experts say
EKALAKA — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the intersection of two dirt roads in this town of 400 residents.
Redistricting reshapes local House and Senate races
Thinking of running for elected office? Filing opens Jan. 11 for a slew of county and state positions.
Firefighters battle several lightning-caused blazes in Western Montana
U.S. Forest Service firefighters worked with local crews on the Lolo while Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal personnel continued to actively battle several fires after last Wednesday’s thunderstorms.
Powered by Timber: Part One in a Three Part Series examining timber in Mineral County
For three generations, Mineral County Commissioner Duane Simons’ family has worked in the lumber industry. When he moved to the county in 1972, he said you could walk out of your door on any given day and get work.
Battle on invasive watermilfoil in Noxon shows success
In 2012, the Sanders County Aquatic Invasive Plants Task Force waged the largest battle thus far in the war against two species of non-native weeds in the Noxon and Cabinet Gorge reservoirs -- Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) and curlyleaf pondweed (CLP). Noxon Rapids Reservoir contains the uppermost known infestations of EWM on the Clark Fork River drainage.
Rediscovering home: Superior's pool
The Mineral County Pool in the Park recently took a jump off the “high dive.”
Nicole Guill guilty on all counts
As she had done for most of her three-day trial, Nicole Guill kept her emotions stifled and hidden as the jury read the three guilty verdicts, it wasn’t until the handcuffs were clasped around her wrist that one could see a crack in her stoic-facade, as she tearfully turned around to address her few supporters in the Sanders County Courthouse before being led to jail Friday.
Local candidates sound off at forum
Sanders County residents had a chance to listen, ask and talk with multiple candidates running for local and state seats last week.
Calvert sentenced to life in prison
THOMPSON FALLS – A few weeks short of a year after the tragic murder took place in Dixon, Nathan Lee William Calvert was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
In its 40th year, Montana Water Court future uncertain
HELENA — The Montana Water Court could soon reach a turning point once all its old water rights cases are settled.
Loge, French vie to be House District 14 legislator
House District 14 in Montana encompasses a gigantic chunk of real estate, from from Eastern Plains to Lookout Pass. Then, St. Regis to Western Missoula. Evaro Hill to Valley Creek onward to Dixon. Then Camas Prairie to Hot Springs and Lone Pine.
Sanders County sports gear up for Fall season
SANDERS COUNTY - Monday was the kick-off date for all schools in the county, as Plains, Thompson Falls, Noxon and Hot Springs began their first official practices for fall sports such as football, volleyball, and cross country