WHITEHALL, Montana, July 21 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: A proposal to improve the current water treatment and distribution system for the city of Whitehall, Montana is currently available for public comment through August 15, 2020. The proposed project would include improving an existing city building to accommodate the installation of a new ion exchange water treatment system to address uranium in the water supply. The proposed project would also include  more

HELENA, Montana, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: Mink pelt production in the United States in 2019 totaled 2.70 million pelts, down 15 percent from 2018. Wisconsin, the largest mink producing State, produced 1.02 million pelts. Utah, the second largest producing State, produced 556,710 pelts. The number of pelts by color class as a percent of the total United States production in   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Arizona dairy herds produced 1.23 billion pounds of milk during the April - June quarter, up 0.9 percent from the previous year. Colorado dairy herds produced 1.28 billion pounds of milk during the April - June quarter, up 6.1 percent from the previous year. Montana dairy herds produced 64.0 million pounds of milk duri  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service has received numerous questions over the past few weeks related to access to the Ok-A-Beh Marina and boat launch in the north district of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area and is providing clarifying information. Ok-A-Beh Marina and boat launch are open. The swim beach remains closed. From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the National P  more