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As of Tuesday, October 6, Montana reports a cumulative total of 15,347 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 504 new cases since yesterday, 4,983 active cases, and 10,172 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 773 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 216 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 192 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. On Tuesday, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of seven active cases of...
As of Tuesday, September 29, Montana reports a cumulative total of 12,724 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 321 new cases since yesterday, 3,454 active cases, and 9,093 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 709 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 166 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 177 Montana deaths attributed to the disease....
As of Tuesday, September 22, Montana reports a cumulative total of 10,700 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 275 new cases since yesterday, 2,600 active cases, and 7,937 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 584 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 111 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 163 Montana deaths attributed to the disease....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will continue chronic wasting disease surveillance this year in high-priority areas known as Priority Surveillance Areas in northwest, southwest and eastern Montana. Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose in these areas are asked to voluntarily submit their animal for sampling to help gather additional data for that area. This information will be used to help inform the best management strategies for the affected hunting districts. This year,...
compiled by Chris Maupin The 58th Annual Western 4-H Family and Consumer Science Show will be held October 9 and 10 at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, SD. While this is called a show, it consists of various contests for developing life skills that 4-Hers, all youth including youngsters under 9 years of age, and adults may participate in. The contests begin on Friday, October 10 at 1 p.m. with bread baking and other contests run from Noon to 6 p.m. although some...
HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Taxable Wage Base for 2021 will be $35,300, an increase of $1,200 from 2020. Montana’s taxable wage base is 80% of the average annual wage rounded to the nearest $100, per MCA 39-51-1108. The average annual wage in Montana for 2019 was $44,135.12 for UI covered employers. The average annual wage is used to determine the maximum and minimum weekly UI benefit payments recipients can receive during State Fiscal Year 202...
The Montana Space Grant Consortium, a component of NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, has awarded the Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake a grant to fund the Learning Center's development and presentation of two new online teacher training courses in collaboration with Montana State University's National Teacher Enhancement Network. The courses will teach Montana middle and high school educators how to use and do research with a robotic...
As of Tuesday, September 15, Montana reports a cumulative total of 9,244 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 139 new cases since yesterday, 1,954 active cases, and 7,150 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 539 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 109 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 140 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. Yellow-shaded counties on the map have seen at least one documented COVID-19 case....
Now is the time to be counted in the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau is encouraging all Montanans to respond today. "It has never been easier to respond on your own, whether online, over the phone or by mail — all without having to meet a census taker," said Laurie Cipriano with the U.S. Census Bureau. "This is the first year the census has been conducted primarily online, which has helped with responses during the pandemic." Census takers in Montana are currently following up with households that have not yet responded - a...
In addition to the following hunting forecast, FWP provides online information about hunting access, including the Block Management Program. Through the program, FWP coordinates with landowners to provide hunting access to more than 7 million acres of private land. The interactive Hunt Planner map allows users to look at information for various species, including hunting districts and regulations. The hunt planner interactive map is a great way to access block management information. Hunters can also contact FWP staff at any...
Well-timed moisture, a mild winter and good residual cover have benefited upland birds, but hunters should expect them to be a bit more spread out across the landscape. “Habitat conditions across the southeast were excellent going into the fall and winter due to good moisture received throughout the growing season,” said Justin Hughes, Region 7 Upland Game Bird Biologist. “The winter was very mild with minimal amounts of snow and ice to hinder birds. The region experienced mild temperatures throughout most of winter, and t...
As of Tuesday, September 8, Montana reports a cumulative total of 8,381 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 66 new cases since yesterday, 1,992 active cases, and 6,270 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 502 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 161 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 119 Montana deaths attributed to the disease....
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of fall-planted crops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year before the September 30 sales closing date. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the September 30 sales closing date to do so. The September 30 sales closing date applies to the following crops and states: • Fall Planted Wheat with Winter Coverage - Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming • For...
HRDC 7 announces immediate availability of COVID-19 Special Circumstance Scholarships. These grants are open to families in the 14 county service area, including Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Powder River, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Wheatland, and Yellowstone counties. The grants provide scholarships for families requiring in-home child care with unique or special circumstances that prevent their child(ren) from returning to school and/or child care. “This grant program...
MONTANA – The Montana Department of Commerce announced last week that more than 8,200 small businesses in Montana have now received $123.4 million through Governor Steve Bullock’s Business Stabilization Program, funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund. First launched in May, small businesses based in Montana with fewer than 50 employees that have experienced a loss in revenue due to the pandemic were eligible for grants of up to $10,000 or three-months of working capital, whichever was less. Governor Bullock announced last week...
As of Tuesday, August 25, Montana reports a cumulative total of 6,624 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 136 new cases since yesterday, 1,636 active cases, and 97 deaths from the disease. State officials also report that 394 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 119 patients currently hospitalized, and 4,891 patients considered recovered....
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing so many parts of life in Montana this year – hunter and bowhunter education is no different. In response to social distancing requirements and restrictions on group gatherings, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is turning to online courses for all students this year only. The online courses and mandatory field days have been available to adults for a tuition fee of $25 for hunter education and $30 for bowhunter education. The in-person courses have always been, and will remain, free. However, si...
As of Tuesday, August 18, Montana reports a cumulative total of 5,846 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 57 new cases since yesterday, 1,556 active cases, and 84 deaths from the disease. State officials also report that 339 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 97 patients currently hospitalized, and 4,206 patients considered recovered....
Governor Steve Bullock recently announced that the fire fund has doubled to its statutory maximum and that the state of Montana is well equipped to manage the uncertainty ahead created by the pandemic due to sufficient budget reserves of over $600 million. “Because we headed into this pandemic in an historically strong position and because we were careful stewards of taxpayer dollars, Montana is in an enviable financial position as other states weather budget challenges,” said Governor Bullock. “Montanans can rest assur...
As of Tuesday, August 11, Montana reports a cumulative total of 5,104 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 97 new cases since yesterday, 1,485 active cases, and 77 deaths from the disease. State officials also report that 276 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 77 patients currently hospitalized, and 3,542 patients considered recovered. Carter County is one of only two counties in the state with no reported cases of the virus....
On Friday, August 7, 2020, Mid-Rivers Communications mailed capital credit checks totaling more than $1,057,000 to its cooperative members and patrons. Receiving capital credit checks is just one of the many benefits of utilizing the services of a cooperative. A cooperative business is owned and democratically controlled by its member patrons. Any profit is distributed to patrons in proportion to their use, or “patronage,” of the cooperative's services. Mid-Rivers uses both the “first-in, first-out” and the percent...
As of Tuesday, August 4, Montana reports a cumulative total of 4,314 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 82 new cases since yesterday, 1,484 active cases, and 64 deaths from the disease. State officials also report that 238 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 70 patients currently hospitalized, and 2,766 patients considered recovered. Mineral, Phillips, Petroleum, and Carter are now the only counties in the state with no reported cases as Prairie County...
Mid-Rivers Communications awarded fourteen $500 Scholarships via an online drawing on July 1st. These scholarships are in addition to the 31 competitive scholarships awarded in May. Mid-Rivers supports area youth through many avenues, and these annual scholarships are one of the ways the cooperative plays a positive role in its communities. The drawing for these scholarships traditionally occurs at the cooperatives' Annual Meeting. This year's drawing scholarship recipients are: • Amber Sickler — Glendive, Music Edu...
(Great Falls, MT) Montana Farmers Union is pleased to partner with the Western Montana Growers Cooperative and Lake County Community Development Corporation to distribute boxes of Montana-grown produce to families in need as part of the Farmers to Families Food Box program. This program will support local farmers who lost markets due to closures of schools and restaurants. Western Montana Growers Cooperative is the recipient of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. With...
The Bureau of Land Management Miles City Field Office has completed an environmental assessment and proposed plan amendment to the 2015 Resource Management Plan, as amended, to consider conveyance of the reversionary interest -through a direct sale at fair market value- on 11.83 acres on a Recreation and Public Purposes Act Patent to Miles Community College under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The proposed plan amendment is available for a 30-day protest period. All protests must be submitted in writing and...
