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A mule deer buck harvested by an archery hunter last month is suspected to be positive of chronic wasting disease. The hunter had submitted the lymph nodes from the deer for testing. A follow up test is being ran to confirm the results. This marks the 20th detection of CWD in Region 6, the 21st along the Hi-Line, and the first in Hunting District 630, which is south of Glasgow, Hinsdale and Saco. Hunting District 630 will now be considered part of the Northern Montana CWD Management Zone. To reduce the spread of CWD, whole carcasses, whole...
Editor’s Note - Aaniiih Nakoda College is one of the Tribal Colleges that has Land Grant Status. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today honored the 25th anniversary of the legislation that recognized 29 tribal colleges and universities as land-grant institutions. Signed on October 20, 1994, the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act enabled tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to receive federal support and train the next generation of agricultural professionals. “For 25 years, tribal land-grant col...
SU) are hosting Farm Bill meetings on October 23rd, at 1:00 p.m. at the Havre High School Auditorium located at 900 18th Street in Havre Montana and on October 24th, at 8:00 a.m. at the Phillips County Library located at 10 South 4th Street East in Malta Montana. The meetings are free and open to the public. Meeting attendees will learn about FSA’s Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs authorized by the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills. Learning more about ARC and PLC is important for producers who must make a d...
HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship was created to promote volunteerism among high school students. Funds are available through support from Montana Campus Compact, a network of Montana campuses committed to community service; Reach Higher Montana, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students pursue and fund post-secondary education; and t...
With the Oct. 12 opening of pheasant season, bird hunters around Montana will be beating the brush hoping to flush a rooster or two. These hunters, particularly in the western half of the state, should be prepared for an encounter with a grizzly bear. In recent years, grizzly bear populations have expanded into areas where they haven’t been for decades, including on the prairies away from the Rocky Mountain Front, in the valleys of western Montana and in valleys and mountains of southwest, southcentral and central Montana. Even in areas w...
Havre, Montana – Dr. Michelle Donaldson is an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Northern Montana Specialty Medical Center in Havre. She has spent the last 19 years as a team physician for the US Olympic Snowboarding Team. She will now be adding a new title onto her resume; Team Physician for the US Olympic Equestrian Eventing Team. She is set to travel with the team this month to Holland to cover the Nations Cup. It is the last big International event for the team before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. F...
The family of Tristan Billmayer is pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Mental Health Field Scholarship in the amount of $500. Kiera Miller, a 2016 graduate of North Star High School is the daughter of David and Julie Miller. Kiera is a Senior at Montana State University majoring in community health with a minor in psychology. Keira plans on pursuing a masters in counseling. Congratulation Kiera and best of luck as you pursue your degree. The Tristan Billmayer Memorial Mental Health Field...
Every year on Veterans Day, our nation honors the people who risk their lives to protect our country. Social Security’s disability program is an important part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their families. For military members who return home with injuries, Social Security is a resource they can turn to. If you know any wounded veterans, please let them know about Social Security’s Wounded Warriors website. You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors. The Wounded Warriors website answers many commonly asked questions,...
The local Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for women educators held their first meeting of the 2019-2020 year on Monday, September 23 at the Chinook Grill. Following the business meeting, Samantha French, Director of the Blaine County Museum in Chinook, spoke on her educational background and future plans for the museum. Our next meeting will be Monday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chinook Grill....
he Milk River Watershed Alliance (MRWA) is very happy to announce that the St Mary Educational Video has been successfully completed. This comes as a great big “Thank You” to anyone and everyone who played a part in the reality of our end product! Enjoy viewing the final production and don’t hesitate in sharing our link with others to “get the word out” about how critical rebuilding the St Mary infrastructure is to life along the High-line! View the video at: https://vimeo.com/334054604 Editors Note: The Milk River Watershed is a vital com...
In 2005, the Montana legislature passed the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), one of the most important public health policies in state history. The law was fully implemented on October 1, 2009. The U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 2006 that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke and stated that the only way to protect public health is to eliminate exposure. Tobacco smoke carries at least 250 chemicals that are known to be toxic or carcinogenic, causing lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other fatal ailments. Commercial...
Helena, Mont. – As hemp growers throughout Montana harvest the 2019 crop, the Montana Department of Agriculture has announced that a Hemp Processor License is now available. The department has created a hemp processing license to provide consistency and comply with new USDA oversight established in the 2018 Farm Bill. The new rule will help the Department of Agriculture avoid jurisdictional confusion with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and allow new businesses to have some degree of regulatory certainty. The rules a...
CHINOOK – Blaine County health officials reported Thursday that a test performed for cyanotoxins associated with a blue-green algae bloom at Cow Creek Reservoir has returned with high results. As a result, state and local health officials recommend the reservoir, southwest of Chinook, be closed to all recreation and that pets and livestock be kept away from these waters. Closure signs have been posted at access points. On Sept. 12, the Blaine County sanitarian collected eight water samples from various places on the reservoir and from Cow C...
HAVRE – Hiram Williams has recently been promoted to Ag Loan Officer for Stockman Bank Havre. His responsibilities include developing and servicing agricultural loans and assisting clients with their lending needs. Williams brings extensive knowledge in lending to the position and has been with Stockman Bank since 2017. He previously served as a credit review officer for Stockman Bank's 34 statewide locations. Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with m...
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), will hold its 66thAnnual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The meeting will take place in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., the business meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. with lunch served following the meeting. Trustees for three districts will be elected by members attending. Doug Lowry has been nominated to represent District 1, which...
RiverStone Health and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have identified the first confirmed case of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping in connection with the ongoing national investigation. The confirmed case is a Yellowstone County resident in their 30s with a history of vaping nicotine and THC. This individual was hospitalized in August, and is now home recovering. Eight deaths associated with severe pulmonary illness have occurred. As of September 17,...
Elaine Robinson of Superior, Montana, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Montana made her official visitation to Northern Star Chapter #23 in Chinook on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Worthy Grand Patron Earl Bricker, of Moore, Montana accompanied her. Dinner at the Chinook Motor Inn at 5:00 p.m. preceded the meeting. All members of the Eastern Star were invited to attend. The Order of Eastern Star was developed in the 1860's by Rob Morris, who...
CHINOOK – Blaine County health officials reported Wednesday that toxic, blue-green algae has been found in Cow Creek Reservoir, southwest of Chinook. On Sunday, September 1, Blaine County was alerted that a woman’s 10-month old puppy had died after drinking water immediately below the outfall of Cow Creek Reservoir. On Wednesday, September 4, a qualitative water sample test was positive for the presence of microcystin, a known liver toxin, at or above the advisory level for recreation. The Blaine County Sherriff’s office has posted five of th...
Helena, Mont., July 30, 2019 – The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) announces the opening of a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at MCF by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, established by Warren Ross as well. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt governmental unit. Grants will range in size from $500 to $2,000. While grants...
The Blaine County Commission has started the process to update the County’s 2012 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). A Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) is a budgeting and financial tool that will be used by the County Commission to set maintenance and repair priorities for things such as roads and buildings. The plan will also identify funding mechanisms for those repairs and improvements. The reality is that the County will never have enough money to address all of its infrastructure needs in a given year and the CIP is meant to assist the C...
The final results are in at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2016 hunting season. The check station was open from Oct. 8 (the open of general antelope) through Nov. 27 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Overall, both hunter numbers and big-game harvest increased from last year, with mule deer numbers being the highest in several years. Hunter numbers (1,810) were up 17% from 2015, and were the highest seen since 2010. Some of this was likely due to doe tags...
For those who were lucky enough to catch up and coming country music star Cale Moon at the Blaine County Fair you will have the opportunity again, tonight as the performer returns to the area. If you didn’t get an opportunity to see the show in July come down to the Commercial Building/Events Center at the fairgrounds. The Blaine County Fair Board and Top Dog Performance have arranged the performance and concessions will be provided by the local JUMP Youth Group...
Contact: ACF Office of Communications September 9, 2016 (202) 401-9215, media@acf.hhs.gov Over $1.8 million have been awarded to four tribes and one college to support site-based educational programs to demonstrate evidence based strategies that integrate Native language and educational services within a specific community. Awarded by the Administration for Native Americans, at HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, the language community coordination grants will support the tribes to integrate stand-alone language programs into a broad...
September 9, 2016 Lyndsay Bruno, Communications Director Office: 452-6406; Cell: 788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com Great Falls, MT- Drone technology, pulse crops and water rights are among the highlights of the 2016 Montana Farmers Union Annual Meeting and Convention to be held Oct. 21-22 in Great Falls at the Best Western Heritage Inn. This year’s convention theme is “Cultivating Healthy Communities.” Attendees will have a variety of workshops and presentations to choose from during the two day event. Dr. Joe Outlaw, a lead Ag econo...
Contact: Riley Meredith (406) 443-8313 Helena, Mont., August 16, 2016 – The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) announced the opening of a grant cycle on Friday, August 19 to benefit communities and/or residents of Blaine County. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, also established by Warren Ross. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a...
