U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that Head Start programs across Montana will receive a total of $5,302,892 in grant funding to help support in-person, comprehensive services this fall. “Montana Head Start programs are critical to helping ensure our kids are all on even footing, and that everyone in our state has an equal opportunity to thrive,” Tester said. “These American

The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to comment on its Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a bison grazing proposal on BLM-administered lands located in Phillips County. A virtual public meeting is planned for Wednesday, July 21, 1-4 p.m., via Zoom to provide the public an opportunity to comment about the Draft EA and FONSI. Pre-registration

So far, four individuals have announced their intentions to run for the new U.S. House of Representatives’ seat in Montana. The position resulted after the U.S. Census Bureau showed that the state’s increase in population was enough add a second seat. U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, is currently the state’s lone U.S. representative. The boundaries for the new seat is yet to be determined.

The delta variant of coronavirus, a more transmissible strain that is quickly becoming dominant in the U.S., has been documented in Gallatin County. Two cases of the variant were reported in Gallatin County on Wednesday, July 7, by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Safety. Cascade County has also confirmed its first case of the Delta COVID-19 variant strain. The Cascade

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are teaming up to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at improving the Veterans Crisis Line’s staff training, management and response to highrisk veteran callers at risk of suicide. The Senators’ Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act would implement key recommendations

Fort Peck Community College was recently selected as a grant recipient of the American Indian College Fund’s Community-Based Learning and Sharing Grant. FPCC was awarded $20,000 for this one-year grant to help support the development and implementation of Native arts community workshops and/or academic courses in traditional Native arts and/or contemporary Native arts. “FPCC’s Community-Based

Together with the Governor’s Office of Community Service, Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced seven Montana organizations will receive more than $3 million in federal grants from Ameri-Corps. “Service is at the core of our Montana values, and these seven organizations go above and beyond in serving others and making a difference in our communities,” Gianforte said. “Using these AmeriCorps

After declaring a statewide drought emergency last week and following his request to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced USDA has designated 10 counties as natural disaster counties. “I appreciate Secretary Vilsack responding to my request and designating additional Montana counties as natural disaster areas, but there’s more USDA