MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: As February comes to a close, Malmstrom AFB wraps up its Black History Month celebrations. Since its inception in 1976, America has recognized February as Black History Month, as a time to honor achievements by African Americans and recognize the significant role of blacks in U.S. history. Members of the 341st Operations Group planned multiple events at the Youth Center. Events in  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain Plains Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.3 percent in Montana, not significantly different from the 7.2-percent rate for the nation, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: A new contract came in effect to improve Malmstrom Air Force Base's process of construction projects both on base and in the 13,800 square-mile missile complex as of Feb. 3, 2020. "The Multiple Award Task Order Contract increases the capabilities of soliciting and awarding construction projects across both the base side and missile complex," said Colton Abernathy, 341st Contracting   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to produ  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Thousands of milk producers across the country, including approximately 500 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the 2020 April Mi  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: A new contract came in effect to improve Malmstrom Air Force Base's process of construction projects both on base and in the 13,800 square-mile missile complex as of Feb. 3, 2020. "The Multiple Award Task Order Contract increases the capabilities of soliciting and awarding construction projects across both the base side and missile complex," said Colton Abernathy, 341st Contracting  more

KAMIAH, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - issued the following news release: Marty Mitzkus of Helena, Mont. has accepted the position as Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, effective early March. Mitzkus will spend approximately four months working on the forest and takes the position following the promotion of Kurt Steele as the Forest Supervisor on the Flathead Nat  more

WEST GLACIER, Montana, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Glacier National Park is initiating public scoping for an environmental assessment (EA) on a plan to improve telecommunications in the park. The proposed action would correct deficiencies in radio, phone, and computer or data-based communications that support park operations and would also develop guidelines for connectivity in developed areas for non-governmental end  more

WISDOM, Montana, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development has issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Charles Robison joined Rep. Greg Gianforte to announce USDA has invested $3.3 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 142 homes, businesses, farms and ranches in Beaverhead County. This is one of many funding announcements in the first   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Mont  more