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Jun 18, 2024 |
kpax.com | Derek Joseph |Greg Tuttle |Martin J. Kidston |Zach Volheim
MISSOULA — Missoula residents will have multiple opportunities this week to help the bugs that make our plants grow. This week marks National Pollinator Week which was created to celebrate bees and others that spread the pollen that helps the plants and crops grow. The Missoula County Department of Ecology kicked the week off Monday with a walk through the University of Montana campus and take in a session to learn how to build bee hotels.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
kpax.com | Greg Tuttle |Martin J. Kidston |Zach Volheim |Robyn Iron
MISSOULA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will be holding a bear safety event on Tuesday, June 18 in Missoula. You can learn more about bears and bear safety and will also be able to learn how to use bear spray. FWP staff will on hand to talk about bear safety practices, bear biology, and how to handle bear encounters. The training will take place from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Missoula FWP office which is located at 3201 Spurgin Road.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
kpax.com | Jill Valley |Martin J. Kidston |Derek Joseph |Greg Tuttle
MISSOULA — Families served by the Child Development Center (CDC) in Missoula recently learned that the center is shutting down for good after it was not awarded a state contract to operate. The news comes as a shock because it means dozens are losing their jobs and families across Western Montana served by CDC are now worrying about what's next for their children. “Shock, sadness, dismay.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
kpax.com | Martin J. Kidston |Derek Joseph |Greg Tuttle
MISSOULA — Missoula County inked a new contract with a medical firm to provide services to inmates held at the Missoula County Detention Facility, including state inmates whose daily costs exceed what the state reimburses. Commissioners on Tuesday signed the 5-year contract with Wellpath, a national healthcare provider that cares for roughly 300,000 inmates in 37 states. The services provided to the county include medical, behavioral health and dental.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
kpax.com | Greg Tuttle
BILLINGS — A Billings restaurant owner who preyed on female employees has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Chien "Howard" Hwa Shen, 51, appeared Friday for sentencing in Yellowstone County District Court following a jury trial last year that resulted in six convictions related to the sexual abuse of several women. Shen was convicted of felony charges of sexual intercourse without consent, prostitution, and two counts of sexual assault inflicting bodily injury.
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