WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Northwest District holds change of command ceremony * SEATTLE -The Coast Guard Northwest District held a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Friday. Vice Adm. Joseph R. Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West, presided over the ceremony in which Rear Adm. Michael E. Campbell relieved Rear Adm. Arex B. Avanni as the  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State weather instruments monitor air quality * BOZEMAN -As wildfire smoke continues to collect heavily across parts of Montana, Joseph Shaw logs into his computer to check the data gathered from a weather station atop Montana State University's Norm Asbjornson Hall. What he saw a few nights ago was a first in his 20 years of collecting weather-related data. "I would say on a normal, clear day in   more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 14 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Grad: Master of Public Administration Degree Builds Confidence, Career Skills * MISSOULA - Roni Hecker once worried her liberal arts background might limit her career options. Today, she manages business development and supports community outreach and financial education for Horizon Credit Union in Missoula. Hecker credits the University of Montana's Master of Public Administration program wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-00258-217) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the Montana VA Healthcare System in Fort Harrison." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) established the Healthcare Facility Inspection program to review Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities on an approximately three-year cycle. The OIG inspected the Montana VA Healt  more