Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Bill Flynn informed employees last week that, in light of the near-universal COVID vaccine adoption among its employees, and a recent decision by a federal district court halting enforcement of an executive order mandating vaccines for federal contractors, it will allow employees to opt-in to a testing program on an interim basis. Flynn stated the railroad believes

Together with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced last week that the state distributed $2.7 million in federal funding to public and private schools this fall to help them remain open during the ongoing pandemic. “We prioritized getting this funding out the door as quickly as possible to ensure staff and students were safe at schools this

line at fwp.mt.gov/regproposals or by email to fwpwld@mt.gov. This is a second opportunity for the public to provide input on 2022/2023 draft hunting regulation proposals. Earlier this fall in an effort of simplify the regulations, Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists offered regulations proposals that combine some hunting districts, reduce some license and permit types, and eliminate hunting

By Aliyana Katie Noser’s Fourth Grade Chill feeling cold inside i need to turn on the furnace Having to cook dinner for family and friends Reindeer waiting for santa to go give kids their presents Inside elves making presents for the kids Sleigh driving off with santa Tucked in bed waiting for santa to come Music playing for dancing or singing Awake in the morning two

Last week, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., introduced the Fixing Announcements for Intermittent Remapping and Notification Expectations to Stop Surprises in Flood Insurance Act of 2021 to prevent surprise financial burdens at the end of the National Flood Insurance Program remapping process. This legislation would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator to notify

During a call with Montana news members on Thursday, Dec. 9, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., noted that strides are being taken to improve the country’s supply chain but more work still needs to be accomplished. “We’re heading in the right direction,” Tester said. He added that the average time to transport goods has reduced significantly during the past few weeks. Tester said large

Montana gas prices have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.37/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 2.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.15/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana is priced at $3.08/g on Monday while the most expensive

All roads led to the Lustre Grade School the evening of Dec. 9 as both LGS and Lustre Christian High School gave their programs to a full house. The 17-piece fifth- and sixth-grade band played “Deck the Holidays” (Romeyn), “A Celtic Christmas” (Wagner) and showed us their note reading skills in singing “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “I Heard The Bells on Christmas” and “Born, Born