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Fairfield Basketball Club Hosts First Ever Junior Referee Officiating Clinic
In Fairfield this past weekend, 30 kids earned their officiating stripes at the Junior Referee Officiating Clinic hosted by the Fairfield Basketball Club. Mike Schmidt wrote this report for us:
Both boys and girls in grades 6-12 traveled from as far as Anaconda and Havre to participate in this one day event...
Glacier National Park 2023 Construction Plans
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Glacier National Park has announced plans for major construction areas during the 2023 summer season. Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and prepare for traffic delays at the West Entrance and closures in the North Fork due to construction.
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Anaconda Smelter Stack: An Eyesore to Some, A Touchstone to More
ANACONDA – A funny thing happened to University of Montana graduate student Megan Moore on her way to writing her doctoral thesis.
The forest and conservation sciences student set out two years ago to gather community input in Anaconda, Montana, about the ongoing Superfund mining cleanup along the Clark Fork River. She expec...
WIC Farm Direct Program Encourages Farmers to Sign Up
Ahead of farmer's market season, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) encourages Montana farmers to join the state’s Farm Direct Program, which makes it possible for participants in the Montana Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to purchase food directly from local farmers.
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MSU Research Addresses Increasing Soil Acidity
BOZEMAN – As soil acidification becomes a more pressing issue for Montana farmers, researchers in the Montana State University College of Agriculture are conducting on-farm experiments around the state to help explore precision treatments that fit the conditions measured in individual fields.
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MSU Men’s Hockey Skates Into National Tournament
BOZEMAN – For many sports fans, the term “Final Four” brings to mind March Madness basketball, but the Montana State University Bobcat men’s club hockey team is hoping to change that later this month. The team will travel to its own big dance March 17-21 to compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division 2 national tournament, and their goals reach beyond the Final Four.
“We want
MSU Astrophysicist Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award
BOZEMAN – Montana State University astrophysicist Amy Reines has won a major award that will further research on black holes to answer important questions in astrophysics.
Reines, an assistant professor MSU’s Department of Physics in the College of Letters and Science, said she was “honored and thrilled” to learn that she had been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant, whi
It’s “Morning” in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – It's morning in Yellowstone National Park, as officials report the first bear sighting of the year. According to a press release, a Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight Tuesday observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to emerge from hibernation. The ...
MSU Bobcats Ready for Big Sky Tournament
BOZEMAN – The 2023 Big Sky Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament begins Saturday, March 4, at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. The Montana State Bobcat men’s and women’s teams both enter the tournament ranked second in the conference.
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UM Public Health Students Earn Award to Study Major Issues in Montana
MISSOULA – Four public health master’s students at the University of Montana are working on projects that tackle some of the largest health issues facing the state and region.
The students in UM's Masters in Public Health with Community Health and Prevention Sciences Concentration recently earned the national Student Leader’s in Public Health Award from the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Ce
Jelly Roll’s 2023 Tour Includes Sept. 6 Concert in Bozeman
BOZEMAN— Jelly Roll will play at Montana State University’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Sept. 6, as part of a newly announced 2023 tour.
MSU is one of 44 stops on Jelly Roll’s Backroad Baptism tour, which kicks off July 28 in Southaven, Mississippi, travels to the West Coast and finishes Oct. 14 in Tampa, Flo
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FWP Opens Lottery for Moose Hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation
HELENA – Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy moose hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have two opportunities to enter the drawing. Hunters can purchase opportunities for the first lottery beginning March 1 through midnight on May 1. The secon...