Longtime Montana State University Professor and Soil Scientist Rick Engel has been recognized for his contributions to agriculture with the Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference Leadership Award. He was selected from a group of nominees who spanned private and public industry across the region.
Final Decision on High School Graduations Dependent on Governor’s Directives
The current coronavirus pandemic has changed nearly aspect of our lives. For parents, students, and educators it has a lot of them wondering what high school graduations are going to look like in May. The Office of Public Instruction is advising public schools not to hold large-scale in-person graduation ceremonies at this time. The recommenda...
About Every Sector Of The Economy Getting Hit With Coronavirus Pandemic Fallout
About every sector of the economy is getting hit with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic even city governments. Billings Mayor Bill Cole. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-17-1.mp3
Hamilton – Youth Shelter Closes Amid COVID-19 Concerns
The Linda Massa Home in Hamilton is temporarily closed starting this Friday due to COVID-19 concerns. The home’s 14 staff members will be furloughed and recalled once the shelter reopens hopefully later this summer. The Hamilton youth home currently houses five young people
Montana Tech Assists with Making Masks for Frontline Workers
An interdisciplinary team of Scientists and Engineers at Montana Technical University are bringing their various fields of expertise to the effort to get personal protective equipment to clinicians who are treating patients with COVID-19 on the front lines. They’re making 3D-prints for coronavirus masks and face shields for frontline workers....
MSU Wonderlust to Host Free Online Public Lecture about the Economy
Montana State University Wonderlust will host a free online public lecture about the economy in Montana Thursday April 23rd. The Montana Economy and Taxation will be led by Professor Emeritus at MSU Doug Young from 10 to 11:30 in the morning.
Montana Trails Advisory Committee Holds Funding Recommnedation Metting
The Montana State Trails Advisory Committee will hold its Funding Recommendation meeting Thursday and Friday. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the meeting will be held via Zoom Video Conference. The committee will advise Montana State Parks staff on many trail-related topics including fiscal year 2020 Recreational Trails Program project proposals.
Hamilton – Good Neighbor Authority Project Gets A Green Light
The Bitterroot National Forest’s second Good Neighbor Authority project has gotten the green light from Darby District Ranger Eric Winthers who signed off on the Buckhorn Project. It proposes to thin about 1,300 acres along the Gird Point Road at the headwaters of Coffee Tenderfoot and Fullerton gulches of Hamilton.
Are Spam Calls on the Decline?
A new study shows during the Coronavirus Pandemic spam phone calls have declined 58% nationally and Montana ranks No. 10 seeing the largest decrease of any state. All Area Codes dot com analyzed one million consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic March 8th. Since that t...
SBA Reports Statewide Loan Numbers
The Small Business Administration issued state-level numbers Tuesday. Through Monday 10,372 Montana businesses had been approved for loans totaling $1 billion 293 million. The Paycheck Protection Program offers federally backed loans to cover SBA up to 8 weeks of payroll and related overhead.