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Articles from the June 9, 2024 edition


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  • Fire season forecast: Wetter than expected

    Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press|Updated Jun 14, 2024

    Montanans can anticipate a generally normal fire season this summer, a regional fire weather forecaster reported at a Tuesday morning briefing in Bozeman. Dan Borsum, a Missoula-based forecaster with the Northern Rockies Coordinating Center, said springtime moisture has mitigated the impacts of a generally dismal winter snowpack in Montana. (Water supply forecasters noted in early January that half of their monitoring stations were reporting record-low accumulations due to an...

  • Op:Ed: Montana Energy Isn't Ready for Forced Electric Vehicles

    Sen. Barry Usher - R, Montana Senate District 20|Updated Jun 14, 2024

    Last month, the Biden Administration published their finalized tailpipe emissions rule, an electric vehicle mandate which will upend the daily lives of Montanans. The EPA's new emissions rule calls for EVs to account for 56 percent of all cars by 2032, with two-thirds of all cars being electric or hybrid. However, with the state of Montana's electric vehicle usage and electric grid, this mandate spells disaster for our state's energy economy, electric grid, public safety, and...

  • To help baby animals survive, leave them alone

    News Release, Montana FWP|Updated Jun 14, 2024

    HELENA – They look so cute and helpless. But your efforts to help could end up harming the animal and reducing its chances to survive. It's important to understand that wildlife care for their young much differently than humans. One strategy that some species, particularly those species typically preyed upon by other animals (deer, rabbits, birds), use is to distance themselves from their young for many hours at a time. This helps to keep predators away from their young. F...

  • Opinion: Democracy is Bipartisan

    Linda McCulloch and Bob Brown|Updated Jun 14, 2024

    Having proudly served as former Secretaries of State in Montana, we understand how important democracy is to the people of our state. It's not a matter of what side of the aisle you stand on – it's a matter of what you value. Recently our state's Supreme Court reaffirmed that Montanan's right to cast a ballot is not a mere privilege – it is a right guaranteed by our Constitution. A coalition of lawmakers in Congress, including Montana's Senator Tester, are working to uph...

  • Agenda: Lincoln Lewis & Clark Sewer District Board Meeting - Finance Meeting

    Updated Jun 14, 2024

    Lincoln Lewis & Clark Sewer District Board Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 5:30 pm AGENDA - Finance Meeting 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Public 4. Review Financial Reports a. All checks, ledgers, credit cards, statements, quick books must be delivered 5. Managers Report a. Yearly report and financial report to be submitted to the State 6. Open Forum The next Meeting July 2 2024 at 6 pm Adjournment Board of Directors President Eric M Gool, Vice President Sandi Conroy, Secretary Susie Gehring, Treasure Wendy...

  • Lincoln School Board Meeting Agenda

    Updated Jun 14, 2024

    When: Monday, June 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM Where: Lincoln Public School Library Agenda I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Approval of Minutes and Bills IV. PTSO Report V. Public Comments for the Board VI. Communications A. Action Items B. Informational C. Calendar of Events a. www.lincoln.lynx IX. Athletic Director A. AD Update B. Coach Resignations (Jen Packer, Dani Fry, Ryan Hollinger, Rick Freeland, Abbie Erickson, Cailey DenBoer.) C. Coach Recommendation D....

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