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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to 7-12-2159, MCA, that on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 330 of the City-County Building, 316 N. Park Avenue, Helena, MT, the Lewis and Clark County Board of Commissioners will hear comments or objections to the final adoption of the resolution to levy and assess a special assessment to defray the cost of maintenance within the Lincoln RID (2004-6), in accordance with 7-12-2158, MCA. Additionally, there will be a listening...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to 7-12-2159, MCA, that on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 330 of the City-County Building, 316 N. Park Avenue, Helena, MT, the Lewis and Clark County Board of Commissioners will hear comments or objections to the final adoption of the resolution to levy and assess a special assessment to defray the cost of maintenance within the Lambkins RID (1989-1), in accordance with 7-12-2158, MCA. Additionally, there will be a listening...
HELENA-Warmer months mean wildfires can occur throughout the state and nation. Wildfire smoke from both in-state and out-of-state wildfires periodically impact Montana's air quality causing unhealthy air. Prevailing weather patterns often transport smoke into Montana from fires burning in California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Canada. This wildfire season, know how protect your health, homes and prevent wildfires. "Montana often sees smoke from other states and Canada,"...
The Treasure State Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association returned to the Lincoln Rodeo Club for their Montana State Championship July 21-23....
State and local health officials are reporting the first West Nile Virus (WNV) detection of the year in mosquitoes sampled from Blaine County. No humans or horses have tested positive for WNV yet this season. Infected mosquitoes can transmit WNV when they bite, and increased risk of WNV transmission to humans and horses is expected to continue through October – or as long as mosquitoes are active in the state. While no human cases of WNV were reported in 2022, in previous seas...
As I meet with Montanans in every corner of our state, I hear the same concern often –taxes are too high. And they're right. Taxes are too high and need to be reined in. Two years ago, we enacted a fiscally responsible budget, and as a result, the State of Montana today has a historic budget surplus. Ultimately, that means you overpaid your taxes, and we're giving it back to you. When we released our Budget for Montana Families last November, we again held the line on s...
Who hasn't, at one point in their lives, lamented a lack of space and organization at home? A lifetime's worth of items have to be kept somewhere, and without the right organizational strategy, clutter can quickly take over. The home improvement site Home Therapy says that, when square footage is limited, tapping vertical walls is the fastest way to maximize and multiply the space available. Hooks, rods, shelving, built-ins ... the sky is the limit when it comes to finding...
Wilmer Zane Ingersoll, of Wolf Creek, MT died in his home at Hunter's Pointe on July 2, 2023. He was 93 years old. Wilmer was better known as Herf. Herf was born on January 12, 1930 in Helena MT to Sam and Alice Ingersoll. He was raised in Helena and graduated from Helena High School. He served with the U.S. Army two years during the Korean War, putting in time in Europe. He married Colleen Steinbach on June 19, 1951. They lived on the family ranch north of Wolf Creek, MT for... Full story
As a heat wave brought temperatures as high as 102 degrees to parts of western Montana over the weekend, the state's summer fire season kicked off with two lightning-caused wildfires that quickly gained steam. COLT FIRE The Colt Fire started 15 miles northwest of Seeley Lake on Monday, July 17, and by the afternoon of Friday, July 21 had grown to approximately 200 acres, as reported by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The Missoula County Sheriff's...
