As the Billings Chamber of Commerce’s Ag Celebration Week continues Tierani Brusett Chair of the Chamber Ag Committee says today’s times make it easier for younger people to get involved. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-19-1.mp3
House Bill 176 Would Create Transportation Challenge According To Forward Montana’s Ruthie Barbour
House Bill 176 in the Montana Legislature would end same-day voter registration and close late in-person registration by Friday afternoon before election day at 5 o’clock. Ruthie Barbour with Forward Montana says this creates a transportation challenge especially for Indigenous communities that are far from their local elections office. ...
Vice President Of Montana’s American Academy Of Pediatrics Chapter On Bills To Ban Transgender Athletes In School Sports
Bills in Montana would ban transgender athletes from participating in public-school sports with their gender and prohibit gender-affirming health care for minors. Vice President of the Montana chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Lauren Wilson says trans youth have high rates of anxiety depression and suicidal thoughts because of ...
This Week Montana Will Have A Total Of 13,400 Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccine To Distribute According To Dr. Laurel Desnick Park County Health Officer
This week Montana will receive a total of 13,400 doses of coronavirus vaccine to distribute. Park County Health Officer Dr. Laurel Desnick. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-12-4.mp3
Karen Yost 2020 Billings Chamber Of Commerce Agriculture Excellence Award Winner Promotes Agriculture
The Billings Chamber of Commerce’s first ever Agricultural Celebration Week is this week focusing on awareness and appreciation of the region’s number one industry agriculture. Karen Yost whose family owns Nutri-Lix is the 2020 Agriculture Excellence Award winner. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled...
Tribes And Conservation Groups Applaud President Biden’s Scrapping Of The Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
On his first day in office President Joe Biden stopped the Keystone XL Pipeline which would have carried Alberta tar sand through Montana. Tribes and conservation groups applauded Biden’s swift action. Chairman of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System in northwestern Montana Bill Whitehead says it’s been a long-fought...
Superintendent Of Public Instruction Reports Montana Is Experiencing Historic Lows In Dropout Rates
Montana is experiencing lows in school dropout rates. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-14-1.mp3
Stockman Bank CFO Bill Bickle On What It Has Been Doing To Help Paycheck Protection Program Recipients
The second Paycheck Protection Program has been rolled out to serve those who did not get help from the first and those that did and have come back for more. Stockman Bank Chief Financial Officer Bill Bickle. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-12-3.mp3
Incoming Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Addresses Rural and American tribal areas In Senate Hearing
Pete Buttigieg President Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Transportation in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday was asked by Senator Jon Tester how he would address rural and American tribal areas. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-4-4.mp3
Montana Contractors Association Partnering With Billings Area High Schools On Job Creation Initiative
The Montana Contractors Association Education Foundation has launched its Build Montana workforce development initiative in partnership with Billings area high schools. Marketing and Communications Director Barry Houser. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-33.mp3