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Drought prompts early fishing restrictions, impacting Montana's $900M angling industry
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — Drought conditions are causing concerns for rivers, lakes and fishery health in western Montana. Fishing draws more than 3 million anglers and generates $900 million in revenue annually to Montana according to an estimate by...
Nominations open for Montana State University’s Outstanding Ag Leader Award
KTMF - Montana
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BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State University has opened nominations for its annual Outstanding Ag Leader Award. This prestigious award recognizes individuals, families, or businesses that have made significant contributions to the Montana...
VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024
Big Sky Times - Montana
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July 2, 2025
The VA issued 184 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 123 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.Loans issued in...
Montana’s Leaders Need to Protect Our Export Economy
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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June 28, 2025
Montana’s export story rarely makes the front page, yet it fuels more local paychecks than most people realize. In 2024, Big Sky Country shipped $2.4 billion in goods abroad, an amount equal to 3.2 percent of state GDP and supporting about 9,000...
New Cat Café in Billings Offers Comfort and Cuddles
KBUL NEWS TALK - Montana
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July 11, 2025
If you’ve ever dreamed of sipping coffee while surrounded by friendly, adoptable cats, your dream just became reality. Kitty Corner Café has officially opened its doors at 1780 Shiloh Road in Billings, and it’s everything a cat lover could hope...
New film fest to launch in Big Sky in September
Big Sky Weekly - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Lone Peak Film Festival to promote inspiring stories, Montana culture, mentorship; grants to fund Indigenous filmmakers By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR In late September, Big Sky will host a new event to celebrate established filmmakers’ work and...
Viewpoint: Keep Montana's Clean Indoor Air Act strong
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Montana health advocates The 2025 session of the Montana Legislature was a win for Montanans when it comes to our right to breathe clean, healthy indoor air. SB 390, a measure sponsored by Missoula Sen. Willis Curdy, was signed by Gov. Greg...
5 Only-in-Montana Venues for Corporate Meetings and Retreats
Meetings Today
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Montana has seen a surge in tourism in recent years. More people are discovering the treasures within its national parks—others may have watched Yellowstone and been inspired to see its famed landscapes for themselves. Whatever the reason, Montana...
Hawthorn Photonics Announces Strategic Acquisition of Radiantis: Expanding its Photonics Solutions Portfolio
optics.org
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Date Announced: 11 Jul 2025 Hawthorn Photonics, a global leader in non-linear optical solutions and parent company of Covesion Ltd. in the UK and AdvR Inc. in the US, has acquired Radiantis, an innovator in advanced tunable laser systems and...
Love, Culture, and Community: An Artistic Viewpoint of How New Orleans is “Made Like This”
Essence
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July 2, 2025
Black joy, artistry, and resilience are woven deeply into the fabric of New Orleans. Our beautiful people, our rich history, and our deeply personal stories of both pain and progression remain alive and well in the Crescent City, thanks to local...
Raiders RB Rips Former Team Following Blockbuster Trade
Heavy.com
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July 2, 2025
Getty Las Vegas Raiders RB Raheem Mostert. The NFL season is still months away, but that’s not stopping the news cycle from churning. The Miami Dolphins pulled off a blockbuster trade that sent Jalen Ramsey and a seventh-round pick to the...
Forbes Magazine Names Stockman Bank As Montana's #1 Best-In-State Bank For 2025
The Roundup - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Stockman Bank in Montana has once again been recognized on Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Banks, ranking this year as the #1 bank in Montana. The ranking is based on an independent survey of over 26,000 customers in the U.S. The award list...
A Grip on Sports: It's hard to believe but it's been 100 years since the guy who taught me about baseball – and life – was born
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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A GRIP ON SPORTS • July 10 has always been an important day in the Grippi household. It was, after all, my father’s birthday. But this year’s July 10 is even more special. It would have been my dad’s 100th. I am sure, if he were still with us,...
Zinke announces $4 million for apprenticeship expansion in Montana
Glacier Country News - Montana
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July 1, 2025
Rep. Ryan Zinke U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official WebsiteRep. Ryan Zinke U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official Website Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that the Montana Department of Labor and...
Here's How We Would Name the "Alligator Alcatraz" of Montana
Montana Talks
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July 2, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz. You've heard of the new illegal alien detention facility in the Florida Everglades. What if we had one in Montana? What would we call it? Our listeners had some ideas... It started with "Tim in Billings" and "Right on John" in...
What lived in ancient Montana?
Montana Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
People have lived in Big Sky Country for a little more than 10,000 years. But living things creeped and crawled and swam around here for hundreds of millions of years before then. A Big Why listener wanted to know when life showed up in the place...
How Montana and agricultural producers track drought
KTVH - Montana
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July 2, 2025
HELENA — May and June are make-or-break months for Montana farmers and ranchers, as the impacts of drought begin to take their toll, this first week of July. "Water has a value, and it's invaluable to an irrigator producer," said Marko Manoukian,...
Montanans remember former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams
The Missoula Current - Montana
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June 27, 2025
Jonathan Ambarian HELENA (KPAX) — Late Wednesday, family members announced that longtime U.S. Rep. Pat Williams had died, at the age of 87. Williams, a Democrat, spent 18 years representing Montana in Congress, first for the western district and...
Montana State University launches interdisciplinary grant program
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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June 27, 2025
An interdisciplinary faculty team at Montana State University has received grant funding from the College of Letters and Science for the 2025-26 academic year. The new grant program aims to tackle complex questions that cannot be addressed by a...
Black Jack: Eagle Mount gets Montana's first mechanical horse
KULR 8 - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Standing at 4 feet and 7 inches tall to the wither, Eagle Mount’s newest addition to the herd is unlike the rest. In fact, the new steed isn’t a real horse at all. The black mechanical horse — named Black Jack by the crew at Eagle Mount — is an...