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DPHHS And GCCHD Provide Final Summary On Foodborne Outbreak Linked To Morel Mushrooms
Anyone eating, selling, or serving morel mushrooms should use caution when doing so. The toxins in morel mushrooms that may cause illness are not fully understood. However, it is known that using proper preparation techniques, including cooking, can...
Block Management Program Information Available Aug. 10
Block Management Area (BMA) Program information for 2023 will be available to hunters beginning Aug. 10. Hunters can request their BMA Access Guide online and can print individual BMA property maps and rules at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/ac...
Correction
In the “Montana Department of Revenue Property Appraisal Meeting” story published Aug. 2, 2023, it was incorrectly stated that the Property Tax Rebate application window closes on Aug. 15. The application window will open on Aug. 15. The Glasgow...
Delivering Income and Property Tax Relief for Montanans
Dear Editor, As I meet with Montanans in every corner of our state, I hear the same concern often –taxes are too high. And they're right. Taxes are too high and need to be reined in. Two years ago,...
Montana Department Of Revenue Property Appraisal Meeting
The Montana Department of Revenue (DOR) held a meeting July 25, at the Valley County Courthouse, to discuss the details of the income tax rebates and the property tax rebates. They also took time to discuss the guidelines and methods they use to...
Riding The Train
I am struggling to make train reservations today. Do you remember when we had a staffed depot and you could purchase your tickets at the train depot? Much simpler than trying to do it online, especially if you belong to the older generation. Of...
Heroes and Horses
Dear Editor, I was reading in the Montana Senior News (April-May issue) about how veterans can go to the Double-H Ranch in Bozeman, Mont., and start getting their lives back on track after they get...
Remember When
I am sure that many of you guys out there can remember getting a summer job picking up bales. It seemed like many of the young high school football players liked to get the job as they got to “keep in shape” over the summer. When I go outside to...
Letter to the Editor
From The Valley County Sheriff's Office Dear Editor, The recent showing of the movie Sound of Freedom has caused a buzz across the country. The movie, about child and human trafficking, takes a two-ho...
Celebrate Healthy Homes Month With Smoke Free Air!
Dear Editor, Each June, National Healthy Homes Month raises awareness on housing-related health hazards and the steps to take for safe, healthy homes. This year's theme is "Connecting Home, Health,...
What You Should Know About Property Tax Appraisals
Dear Editor, Property tax appraisals are currently arriving in the mail. It's important to review the valuation and appeal it if you do not agree with the valuation. The appeal instructions are in...
Awareness To Climate Change
Dear Editor, Montana's 1972 constitution guarantees its citizens a right to "a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations." The 2023 trial of Held V. State of...
Distribute P-EBT Funding
Dear Editor, In 2022, Governor Greg Gianforte faced criticism for the delay in applying for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) funding, which would have provided up to $10 million in food...
AG Knudsen Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Division of Criminal Investigation administrator Bryan Lockerby joined officials at Stockman Bank in Billings on June 15, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to remind Montana seniors to be aware and take...
Secretary Of State Christi Jacobsen Announces 2024 Annual Report Fees Will Be Waived For All Montana Businesses
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced on June 9 that 2024 Annual Report filing fees will be waived for all Montana businesses. The elimination of the Annual Report filing fee will result in millions of dollars in savings for Montana...
AG Knudsen Files Lawsuit To Block Biden Administration Policy That Increases Montanans' Flood Insurance Rates
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and nine other state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its new “Equity in Action” methodology used to calculate flood insurance rates that would force Montanans to pay hundreds of...
Appreciate The Hard Work Done At Grave Sites
Dear Editor, When I arrived at the Highland Cemetery to get set up for placing flags on veteran grave sites on May 27th I was blown away with, first the entry gate and secondly by the way the...
Montana Association Of Counties Files Suit To Clarify Governor's Ability To Bypass Legislature's Constitutional Right To Override Veto
The Montana Association of Counties (“MACo”), of which Valley County is a part of, filed suit on June 7 to compel Governor Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to fulfill their constitutional obligations and allow the Montana...
Montana State Offers Free Citizen Science Kits To Youth Organizations
The Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University, a STEM outreach center housed in the Department of Education, is offering free citizen science kits to 10 Montana programs that serve middle school students. Applications are due Friday,...
Tester Presses Biden Administration To Return Northern Ports Of Entry To Pre-Pandemic Hours
Continuing his aggressive push to fully reopen the northern border and resume full trade and commerce with Canada, U.S. Senator Jon Tester on June 7 led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pressing the agency to...
Sharpening Knifes
With all of the smoke filled skies we had in the past month I thought Burma Shave #2 appropriate. Chaperone your cigarettes, they shouldn't go out alone! On to other memories. Be careful what you...
Senate Bill 109 Redefines PSC District Boundaries
Following the passage and signing of SB 109, the Montana Public Service Commission announces the creation of new boundaries for the five PSC districts. SB 109, carried by Senator Keith Regier and signed into law by Gov. Gianforte, uses the newly...
New Assault On Federal Grazing
Dear Editor, With all the checks and balances ingrained in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, it is incomprehensible how one election is totally destroying the foundation of our very...
World No Tobacco Day
Dear Editor, Every year on May 31, World Health Organization and its partners mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies...
Taking On China To Defend Our Montana Way Of Life
Dear Editor, With the weather finally warming up here for spring time, I've been spending a lot of time out on my tractor finishing up planting. Every year, I plant my fields with crops like wheat,...
