Archive for year: 2020

FWP suspends float recreation on Smith River through April 24

To comply with current directives from Gov. Steve Bullock on social distancing, staying at home, and for the 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is suspending all float recreation and camping on the Smith River through April 24. “I realize that this closure may present a hardship to some, and I do not ...

Montana Help Website

The Help Montana Website is up and running. Organized by Ryan Rickert, President of the Clean Slate Group in Bozeman, it offers gift card packs from a variety of local businesses of different types. The gift card packs are offered at a discount and also provides assistance to displaced employees.

Montana Help Website

The Help Montana Website is up and running. Organized by Ryan Rickert, President of the Clean Slate Group in Bozeman, it offers gift card packs from a variety of local businesses of different types. The gift card packs are offered at a discount and also provides assistance to displaced employees.

USDA is Ensuring Milk Producers are Made Whole

USDA’s Risk Management Agency is ensuring that Milk Producers are not inappropriately penalized if their milk must be dumped because of recent market disruptions caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. In addition the agency is extending inspection deadlines, waiving inspection requirements, and authorizing crop insurance transactions over t...

BCBS Grants Funding to Agencies Across Montana

Organizations among the recipients of the $1 Million fund, established by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, for assistance during the Coronavirus Pandemic includes urban Indian Health Centers in 5 cities statewide. Each center received $15,000 each. YMCA’s in 6 Cities received $10,000 each. The Montana Food Bank network received $75...

Talen Exercises First Right of Refusal in Colstrip

Talen Energy confirmed Friday, it is seeking to acquire some of Puget Sound Energy’s 25% of Colstrip Unit 4, where previously Northwestern Energy was the only buyer. The Colstrip Power Plant Owner’s agreement gives a six power plant owners first right of refusal for any share and Talen is exercising that right. Puget Sound Energy o...