HELENA, Montana, Oct. 21 (TNSsel) -- Carroll College issued the following news release: On what would have been Carroll College student Bridget Kirby's 21st birthday, Carroll is hosting a keynote speaker to talk about the tragic impacts of substance abuse and drunk driving. As part of its OkSoberFest events, Carroll College is hosting keynote speaker and mental health advocate Ethan Fisher to speak about the devastating consequences of mental health stigma and substance abuse while spreading a  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 20 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release and letter: Joel Clement, Zinke's Whistleblower from the Department of the Interior, sat down with Cora Neumann, to discuss his firsthand experience trying to maintain integrity while working in Zinke's Interior Department. Clement discussed what drove him to file a whistleblower complaint in the first place, following Ryan Zinke's retaliation against employees like Clement who were speaking out about th  more

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 21 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil and its affiliates have reached an agreement with Par Pacific Holdings for the sale of the Billings refinery and select midstream assets in Montana and Washington. * Sale includes refinery, associated pipelines and product terminals * Exxon- and Mobil-branded service stations network supplied through long-term brand agreement The sales agreement includes the Silve  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022: As chair of the Montana Land Board, Governor Greg Gianforte today welcomed the state's purchase of nearly 5,700 acres in the Big Snowy Mountain range, providing Montanans access to over 100,000 total acres of state and federal lands. "The state has a vested interest in seeing land conserved for wildlife habitat while also keeping ranchers on the landscape for the benefit of our commu  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana has entered into a memorandum of understanding with North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to develop a regional clean hydrogen hub. "We're ramping up American-made energy in Montana, from wind, to oil and gas, to hydropower, to hydrogen," Gov. Gianforte said. "While the Biden administration hamstrings our country by making us more ener  more

HAVRE, Montana, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: To mark Forest Products Industry Week in the state, Governor Greg Gianforte today presented his annual Forest Products Award to Bear Paw Forestry, a family-owned logging and rough-cut lumber business in Havre. "Born of their desire to be better stewards of the land, the Waid Family began Bear Paw Forestry over a decade ago, actively managing forested land on their ranch for the benefi  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today joined members of his Housing Task Force for a meeting at the State Capitol. The diverse, bipartisan Housing Task Force last week produced its first round of recommendations, focusing on measures the legislature could consider and the governor could sign into law. "Hardworking Montanans should be able to live in the communities where they work, and grand  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 21 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Eric Zimmer, an author and historian who specializes in Native American and public history, will speak about Indigenous people's efforts to reclaim their ancestral homelands on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6 to 7 p.m. at American Indian Hall, Room 166, at Montana State University. The event is free and open to the public. Zimmer, currently the A.B. Hammond Visiting Assistant Professor of Western United  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 20 (TNSawa) -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: Lane Community College won seven Medallion Awards at the annual National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 7 Awards competition, including six golds and a bronze. The awards competition occurred during the annual district conference, October 16-18 in Vancouver, WA. The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations is the only organization of its kind that exclusively repr  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 19 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Several hundred undergraduate students from around the country will experience the zenith of 15 months of preparation on April 8, 2024, when the moon slips between Earth and the sun, completely blocking views of the solar orb for just over four minutes in parts of the continental United States. Set up in several locations along the path of totality, which will stretch in the U.S. from southern Te  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 22 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Dave Stephenson, chief financial officer of Airbnb, will present "How Stakeholder Capitalism Enabled Airbnb to Thrive During and After the Pandemic," at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Procrastinator Theater on the Montana State University campus. The talk is free and open to the public. Stephenson will discuss how Airbnb used the principles of stakeholder capitalism to navigate challenges created by  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 18 (TNSbook) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Jeffrey M. Willardson, Ph.D., CSCS*D, has been selected as editor and a chapter author for the National Strength and Conditioning Association's second edition of their best-selling book, "Developing the Core." Willardson, an associate professor in the Montana State University Billings' health and human performance department, also served as the editor and a chapter author for the first edition o  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Maple candies, glazes and the syrup drizzled on a hot stack of pancakes could all get a little sweeter and fresher-tasting thanks to research at Montana State University. Backed by a new three-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a team led by MSU researcher Stephan Warnat in MSU's Center for Biofilm Engineering is developing innovative sensor networks to monitor microbes   more