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4 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Hailey Smalley
May 11—Cuts to national AmeriCorps programs are creating uncertainty for community organizations that have long relied on the program to fill staffing gaps. The Trump administration last month rescinded about $400 million in grant funds supporting AmeriCorps members serving in local and regional programs. About 80 members stationed in Montana were abruptly released from service as a result, according to a May 7 press release from the Montana AmeriCorps Alumni Council.
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4 days ago | 
dailyinterlake.com | Hailey Smalley
Cuts to national AmeriCorps programs are creating uncertainty for community organizations that have long relied on the program to fill staffing gaps. The Trump administration last month rescinded about $400 million in grant funds supporting AmeriCorps members serving in local and regional programs. About 80 members stationed in Montana were abruptly released from service as a result, according to a May 7 press release from the Montana AmeriCorps Alumni Council.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Hailey Smalley
May 7—Montana's senators are backing efforts to extend a $2 billion pot of funding for maintenance projects on public lands. The America the Beautiful Act aims to reduce some of the $40 billion worth of deferred maintenance costs federal land agencies currently face by reauthorizing and expanding the Legacy Restoration Fund established through the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020.
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1 week ago | 
dailyinterlake.com | Hailey Smalley
Montana’s senators are backing efforts to extend a $2 billion pot of funding for maintenance projects on public lands. The America the Beautiful Act aims to reduce some of the $40 billion worth of deferred maintenance costs federal land agencies currently face by reauthorizing and expanding the Legacy Restoration Fund established through the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020.
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1 week ago | 
dailyinterlake.com | Hailey Smalley
High water levels prompted U.S. Forest Service officials to close a portion of the Blankenship Bridge area until further notice. The emergency closure primarily impacts the Blankenship Southwest gravel bar, which stretches south from the Blankenship Bridge. The road to access the gravel bar is currently submerged, according to a May 5 Flathead National Forest press release.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Hailey Smalley
May 4—From wildfires to floods to break-ins, Steve Rice prides himself on being prepared for anything. Now, with the official opening of Mountain Pass Safes and Coins, he aims to extend that expertise to others and help Flathead Valley residents protect what matters to them. "You buy insurance for the what if. You wear a seatbelt for the what if," said Rice. "A safe is no different.
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1 week ago | 
dailyinterlake.com | Hailey Smalley
From wildfires to floods to break-ins, Steve Rice prides himself on being prepared for anything. Now, with the official opening of Mountain Pass Safes and Coins, he aims to extend that expertise to others and help Flathead Valley residents protect what matters to them. “You buy insurance for the what if. You wear a seatbelt for the what if,” said Rice. “A safe is no different.
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1 week ago | 
whitefishpilot.com | Hailey Smalley
A Kalispell man from Venezuela detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents last week was released Wednesday night following days of protests outside the federal agency’s Whitefish office. Beker Enrique Rengifo del Castillo, 33, was reportedly detained by Border Patrol agents during a routine traffic stop on April 24. He was subsequently transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington, from which he was released late in the evening of April 30.
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1 week ago | 
thewesternnews.com | Hailey Smalley
Gov. Greg Gianforte put Bobby’s Law on the books Friday, increasing statewide penalties for drunk driving. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, to address what proponents of Bobby’s Law considered a loophole in the felony prosecution of drunk drivers involved in fatal collisions. The issue came to the forefront in 2023, after Columbia Falls resident Robert “Bobby” Dewbre was struck and killed by a drunk driver days after his 21st birthday.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Hailey Smalley
May 1—A Kalispell man from Venezuela detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents last week was released Wednesday night following days of protests outside the federal agency's Whitefish office. Beker Enrique Rengifo del Castillo, 33, was reportedly detained by Border Patrol agents during a routine traffic stop on April 24. He was subsequently transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington, from which he was released late in the evening of April 30.
