A freight train can take more than a mile to stop. This is National Train Safety Week. BNS spokesperson Courtney Wallace says it’s best for everyone to be alert anytime being near a railroad track. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-11-3.mp3
USDA Rural Development Grant Of $25,000 Going To Prairie County As Part Of $237,000 In Total
There will be 12 USDA Rural Development grants totaling $237,000 for rural Montana business development. Prairie County will receive $25,000. Montana State Director Charlie Robison. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-24.mp3
Office Of Public Instruction’s $9 million Grant To Support Advancing Wellness And Resiliency In Education
The Office of Public Instruction has received a $9 million grant from the federal Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration to support the Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education program. Director of Communications Dylan Klapmeier. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untit...
Attorney General Tim Fox Says Billings Successful Safety Mill Levy Means More Than Just On The Surface Suggests
The top law enforcement official in the state Attorney General Tim Fox on the recent passage of the Public Safety Mill Levy in Billings. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-4-8.mp3
Colorado Man Tries To Run Down Lewis And Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton According To Helena Correspondent Troy Shockley
A Colorado man is in the Lewis and Clark County jail after he allegedly tried to run down Sheriff Leo Dutton. Details from our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-5-6-1.mp3
Former State Legislator Kelly Flynn On Voices Of Montana Describes 2017 Wildlife Improvement Act Objectives
Former state legislator Kelly Flynn was on Voices of Montana Monday. The outfitter from Townsend calls himself a steward of the land and championed the 2017 Wildlife Improvement Act which attempts to take a shot at the growing problem of noxious weeds. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-7-2-1.mp3
Billings Mayor Bill Cole On Importance Of Voters Passing Mill Safety Levy For Montana’s Largest City
Voters in Montana’s largest city passed with an overwhelming margin a Public Safety Mill Levy. Billings Mayor Bill Cole says he could not be happier or more appreciative. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-19-2.mp3
Alzheimer Foundation Of America With Six Chapters In Montana To Hold Virtual Educational Conference September 29th
A virtual educational conference as part of the Alzheimer Foundation’s educating America tour will take place Tuesday Sept. 29th. Six of the Alzheimer Foundation of America’s 22,700 members chapters nationwide are in Montana. President/CEO of the Alzheimer Foundation of America Charles Fuschillo Jr. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act Gets Senate Committee Hearing With Forest Service Input
The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act would protect the Blackfoot River by permanently protecting its most important tributaries and would secure and expand outdoor recreation opportunities in the Blackfoot and Clearwater Valleys as well as enhance timber production and forest restoration in and around Seeley Lake. During a recent Senate Co...
Montana Climate Solutions Council Recommendations Could Change With New Upcoming Election
The Montana Climate Solutions Council is calling for a complete reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 2050. Amy Cilimburg with Climate Smart Missoula who sits on the council says the report includes a resilience AmeriCorps program to give Montana communities support for climate-change mitigation projects. She points out that ad...