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Posted on July 30, 2026

New Fair Manager Looks Forward To Roosevelt County Fair

The Roosevelt County Fair has a new manager this year as Chelsie Flinn begins her first year leading the fair office. Flinn joined the Roosevelt County Fair Office in February 2026 and is preparing for her first fair season in the role. Flinn said one of her biggest challenges was relocating her family from Wyoming to Montana. After living in Wyoming while her husband worked in the North

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New Fair Manager Looks Forward To Roosevelt County Fair

The Roosevelt County Fair has a new manager this year as Chelsie Flinn begins her first year leading the fair office. Flinn joined the Roosevelt County Fair Office in February 2026 and is preparing for her first fair season in the role. Flinn said one of her biggest challenges was relocating her family from Wyoming to Montana. After living in Wyoming while her husband worked in the North

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Posted on July 30, 2026

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Posted on July 30, 2026

FWP Sites Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Richland County is in Stage 1 fire restrictions due to extremely dry conditions. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks follows the county’s lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within that county, so campfire and smoking restrictions are also in place at Sidney Bridge Fishing Access Site, Diamond Willow FAS, Gartside Reservoir FAS, Elk Island FAS and Wildlife Management Area, Seven

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FWP Sites Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Richland County is in Stage 1 fire restrictions due to extremely dry conditions. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks follows the county’s lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within that county, so campfire and smoking restrictions are also in place at Sidney Bridge Fishing Access Site, Diamond Willow FAS, Gartside Reservoir FAS, Elk Island FAS and Wildlife Management Area, Seven

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Posted on July 30, 2026

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Posted on July 30, 2026

Opinion

Montanans rightly take pride in our Constitution’s robust right to know. But as we’ve said before, a constitutional guarantee is only as meaningful as the process available to enforce it. Our state’s enforcement mechanism is lax, despite recent efforts to change public records laws. The result is a system in which the responsibility to gain information falls on the shoulders of records requestors

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Montanans rightly take pride in our Constitution’s robust right to know. But as we’ve said before, a constitutional guarantee is only as meaningful as the process available to enforce it. Our state’s enforcement mechanism is lax, despite recent efforts to change public records laws. The result is a system in which the responsibility to gain information falls on the shoulders of records requestors

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Posted on July 30, 2026

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Posted on July 30, 2026

Auditor Announces Company Impacted By Fraud Scheme

Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown helped to stop more than $5 million in unsupported payouts by Mountain Health Co-Op, a second health insurer impacted by an Obamacare fraud scheme previously exposed by the auditor’s office. The treatment and billing scheme targeted vulnerable native communities in the Treasure State. The scheme abused an Obamacare

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Auditor Announces Company Impacted By Fraud Scheme

Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown helped to stop more than $5 million in unsupported payouts by Mountain Health Co-Op, a second health insurer impacted by an Obamacare fraud scheme previously exposed by the auditor’s office. The treatment and billing scheme targeted vulnerable native communities in the Treasure State. The scheme abused an Obamacare

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New Fair Manager Looks Forward To Roosevelt County Fair

New Fair Manager Looks Forward To Roosevelt County Fair

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FWP Sites Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

FWP Sites Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

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Auditor Announces Company Impacted By Fraud Scheme

Auditor Announces Company Impacted By Fraud Scheme

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