The Montana Family Foundation had announced that the State of Montana received the prestigious “Most Pro-Family State” award from the Family Policy Alliance on Aug. 30. This year, Montana and North Dakota will share the honor. This recognition underscores the Montana Family Foundation’s unwavering commitment to promoting and protecting pro-family values in the state of Montana. Officials

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has launched the 2023 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation and seeks nominations for the award. “No one embodies our Montana values and commitment to service better than our veterans,” Gianforte said. “This fall, I ask Montanans to help me identify outstanding Montana veterans who bravely served our country in uniform and are making Montana a better place

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting public comment on a consolidated set of public use rules proposed for all FWP lands, aimed at providing consistency for users across FWP sites. At its meeting Aug. 22, the State Parks and Recreation Board approved FWP moving forward with the rule making process for these public use rules. Public comment on the proposed rules will be taken from Sept.

The Wolf Point team of Carly and Whit Rush captured top honors for mixed couple for this year’s Fort Peck Walleye Tournament Series. The Rush team finished with 177.94761 points. Nashua’s Andy and Sam Rose placed second with 168.44300 points. Circle’s Colby Loudon and Cierra Loudon earned third place with 160.79703 points. Cody Martinez of Winnett won the Angler of the Year honor with

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. People are typically infected with RSV as an infant or toddler but repeat infections may occur throughout the lifespan. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV that necessitates hospitalization and may cause death. RSV can spread yearround, but the season

The University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy recently was awarded more than $2.4 million in grant funding by the Health Resources and Service Administration. The award will help Montana’s only pharmacy school recruit and support Indigenous pharmacy students through the University’s Native American Center of Excellence. NACOE, a HRSA-funded grant program housed at UM, aims to grow

attorney’s responsibilities in order to advertise the position. Once Christoffersen returned, she told Oelkers that she wasn’t leaving the position and asked Oelkers not to instruct Fyfe to do anything else. “I never stated ever that it wasn’t until the next election cycle in a year and a half,” Oelkers said of the agreement with Christoffersen. He said commissioners try to