Congress has passed legislation to expand CDL training for military veterans. The Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 which the Senate approved last year passed in the House by voice vote Wednesday and now heads to the White House where the president is expected to sign it.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen has announced Dawn Sievers is the 2025 Montana Teacher of the Year. She is a 7th through 12th grade teacher at Power Schools teaching Spanish art and English.
Solar panels are coming to Bill Roberts Golf Course which are expected to save Helena $10,349 every year. It’s part of a larger project to make the Queen City more environmentally sustainable aiming to be 100% powered by clean energy by 2030 and 80% by 2025.
The Billings school district is firming up plans to revamp Daylis Stadium unveiling a new $10.5 million design. Safety concerns forced officials to close the west concrete stands at Senior High for the 2024 football season.
Atlantic Richfield British Petroleum and officials with the Montana Resources mine in Butte continue discussions about how the Berkeley Pit and a site off Shields Avenue could serve as repositories for Superfund wastes. The contaminants would be roughly equivalent to 31 Hotel Finlen towers in the Mining City.
The Station Loft Apartments in Great Falls are nearing completion and set to open in October. The 121 modern units include a studio 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom options starting at around $1400 a month in one of the city’s most significant high-budget apartment projects in recent years.
Over 300 employers will visit Montana State University next Tuesday through Friday to recruit students for internships and full-time positions at the annual Fall Career Fair. It will be hosted by the Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success.
The Farmer’s Almanac has been predicting seasonal weather for over 200 years and as we wrap up the first week of fall here’s what in store for the rest of the month. Through Friday we can expect scattered and widespread rain showers over the whole state. Starting Saturday expect showers heavy rain and then a cold front from the Rockies.
