Once again, the Thomas and Corinne Nyquist Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations in Bainville, Culbertson and Froid, and in New Paltz, N.Y., for funding for small community projects with a deadline for applications of Nov. 1. Calls for Nyquist Foundation grants are made once a year, and grants are awarded to eligible 503(c) private or governmental nonprofit organizations

Montana centenarians were honored last week in Great Falls at the Holiday Inn Convention Center ballroom during a special luncheon. “Montana centenarians are absolute treasures,” Department of Public Health and Human Services director Charlie Brereton said. “They have lived life to the fullest and bring so many life experiences with them. It’s an honor to celebrate these amazing individuals

Approximately half of today’s high school aged students in Montana have tried using electronic cigarettes and nearly a quarter of them are daily vape users. Since July 1, 2019, National Jewish Health, the nation’s largest non-profit tobacco quit line provider together with nine partner states including Montana’s Tobacco Use Prevention Program has implemented an enhanced tobacco cessation

The Montana Department of Revenue said last week it received more than 226,600 applications for homeowner property tax rebates during the application period that closed Oct. 2 — a figure that, MTFP calculates, represents about three-quarters of eligible homeowners. The property tax rebates, up to $675 per homeowner, were authorized by this year’s Montana Legislature and Gov. Greg Gianforte,

The sting of high natural gas prices to heat your home over the past two winters is expected to ease for the upcoming heating season, which runs November through March. Montana-Dakota Utilities anticipates natural gas prices to be about 30 percent less than last winter. The company projects that the average residential customer will pay about $450 for the five-month winter season, or $90

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024. As first announced in August, Montana private land managers interested in participating in Natural Resources Conservation Service programs must

The newly completed 2023 Roosevelt County Community Health Assessment has recently been released. “It is the hope of Roosevelt County Health Department that this compilation of information will assist you in the work you do for the people of Roosevelt County. Use it widely for problem and asset identification, to apply for and secure funding to address health issues, to strengthen partnerships

Beginning Oct. 9 through March 30, 2024, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site’s winter hours will be closed on Monday and Tuesday and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time Wednesday through Sunday. Visitors to Fort Union can enjoy a visit to the fort, outdoor exhibits, a museum, and the park’s store featuring Native American made items, reproduction fur trade era goods,