WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the restoration, rehabilitation and improvement of wildlife habitat in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $10 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) natural resources. The funding is open to state governments.   more

ZAGAN, Poland, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: "It's been about building things." That's how Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Anderson, an information services technician warrant officer from Bellingham, Washington, serving with the 652nd Regional Support Group as mayor of the Karliki base camp, described his mission in Poland. Anderson, and Sgt. Ashton Clark, of Helena, Montana, are the two-man mayor cell team for the base camp at Karliki. That means, as th  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force Reserve was formed in 1948 under the leadership of President Harry S. Truman to serve in times of war. In the 70 years since then, the Reserve has developed into a Major Command (MAJCOM) and currently perform about 20% of the work of the Air Force. One role of the Citizen Airmen is filling active-duty manning slots. The Individual Mobilization Augmentee Reserve program  more

LOCKWOOD, Montana, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District is now accepting public comments for a proposal to improve the water distribution system for the Lockwood Water and Sewer District, Lockwood, Montana. Comments will be taken through Jan. 20, 2020. The proposed project is needed in order to address evidence of bacteria in the water supply and provide clean, potable drinking water to the growing commu  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available * * * Montana agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural producers who incurred losses   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across the mountain region states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyo  more