As the delta variant of the coronavirus becomes increasingly prevalent across the county and has been detected in Cascade County in Montana, Billings Mayor Bill Cole recently gave Yellowstone County a grim reminder. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-09_1237.mp3
Uncertainty Surrounds Opening Northern Border As Deadline Approaches
Despite the challenges it has put on dual-residency homeowners and foreign travelers there’s still much uncertainty with re-opening the U.S. – Canadian border. Montana State Senator and Eureka resident Mike Cuffe recently spoke about the biggest hurdle he’s heard about its opening. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/202...
SCL Health Breaks Ground On Lockwood Health Facility
Lockwood is a census-designated place in Yellowstone County on the eastern edge of Billings. Thursday afternoon a ceremony was held to break ground on a new SCL Health Group Clinic on the Lockwood Schools campus. SCL President Michael Skehan. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-09_832.mp3
MT FWP seeking Members to serve NW MT Citizen Advisory Council
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking individuals to serve on its Region 1 (northwest Montana) Citizen Advisory Council. The purpose of the Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) is to advise FWP on various regional and statewide issues, programs and policies; help identify areas in which the department can be more effective; help identify eme...
People At Risk From Housing Instability Receive Pandemic Relief Funds
Montana Housing has announced more than $10 million in rent and utility assistance has been paid to Montanans who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were at risk of housing instability. The federally funded program has already released more money in 3 months than was distributed in 8 months in 2020. The funds...
Districting & Apportionment Commission Holds Public Meeting
During a state Districting and Apportionment Commission meeting Thursday witnesses spoke for nearly five hours and were sharply divided on how to draw political districts. Ideas were debated like whether it made sense to assure state legislative districts were competitive or that wherever possible communities not have to share a politician wit...
Montana Fire Danger Officially Very High
With a large number of small fire starts across western Montana in recent days officials are raising the fire danger to “Very High.” A lot of it is precipitated by the extreme heatwave with very hot temperatures drying out vegetation very quickly. Changes in levels in fire danger are based on analysis of various indices that measur...
Montana Stockgrowers Association Expresses Concern Over BLM Decision
The Bureau of Land Management’s recent approval of the American Prairie Reserve’s request to expand bison grazing has many producers across Montana concerned. Montana Stockgrowers Association Executive President Jay Bodner believes since this decision was based only on an environmental impact study not every factor is being considered. https:/...
Rep. Rosendale Pushing For Emergency Funds To Eastern Counties
Montana currently has 31 counties eligible to receive emergency drought help. On Voices of Montana Wednesday Congressman and ranch owner Matt Rosendale expressed his desire for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve these resources to the state’s eastern counties. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-08_832....
Montana May Need To Utilize All Available Funds To Fight Fires This Season
At the start of the month Montana entered the new fiscal year with about $104 million in its fire fund and, as Holly Michels of Lee Newspaper’s state news bureau reports, it is filled with money reverted from the state’s general fund and any cash unspent from the governor’s emergency funding pot from the last fiscal year. Gov...