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As local business owners, organization leaders and local officials look to jumpstart the local economy, a group of commerce leaders got a chance to ask one of their two Senators in Congress for help bringing their issues to Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Steve Daines, R-Mont., hosted a roundtable discussion on Thursday at the Lincoln County commissioners meeting room that focused on the local economy and the hopeful future envisioned by the stakeholders in attendance. More than 20 people squeezed into the county commissioner’s meeting room on Thursday afternoon. “What we saw here today was a wonderful cross section of the

The Air Force has approved the Milestone A for the ground-based strategic deterrent, meaning the new weapon system meant to replace the Minuteman III, including those at Malmstrom Air Force Base, remains on track. To reach this point, an analysis of alternatives must be conducted, including cost estimates, concepts of operations, overall risks and comparative effectiveness, according to the Congressional Research Service. Now that the Air Force has reached Milestone A, the program is in the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase, according to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. At the end of July, the Air Force

KALISPELL, Mont. – The National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday with celebrations across the country. More than 1,000 people assembled on the national mall to hold brown, green, and white umbrellas to form the National Park Service’s iconic logo. Special events to celebrate the NPS milestone kicked off with free admission to all 412 national parks through Sunday. Parks in Montana are celebrating as well. No matter who you ask, anyone who comes to Glacier uses one word to describe it — beautiful. “Just the nature, beauty and the preservation by the local people and the wildlife and

(MTN News-MISSOULA) The National Park Service Centennial will celebrate the achievements of the past 100 years, but it is really about the future — it’s about kicking off the second century of stewardship for America’s national parks and communities across the nation. Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park continue to break visitor records, with people from all over the world coming to Montana to explore the vast beauty and wildlife. Senator Steve Daines says for the National Parks Service to succeed in the future, we must invest in infrastructure to allow visitors to enjoy Glacier and Yellowstone for another 100

WEST YELLOWSTONE – Smoke rose from thick stands of lodgepole pine just a few miles away as more than 250 people filed into the Union Pacific Dining Hall on Monday night to hear what will be done about the roaring fire in Yellowstone National Park. Several wildfires have been burning in Yellowstone National Park over the last couple of weeks, and the largest, the Maple Fire, has continued to grow. It has now charred more than 22,400 acres — about 35 square miles — in an area near the Gneiss Creek trail and down toward the Madison River. It is

BOZEMAN, Mont. – The half dozen fires burning in Yellowstone National Park are now called the Tatanka Complex. Fire officials in West Yellowstone held a community meeting Monday night where residents voiced their concerns about the fire. As black smoke continues to rise from the fires, many residents are worried. “Oh, I’m saying my prayers like crazy,” said Duck Creek resident Jim Criner. He was one of more than 200 residents at a community meeting to learn more about the fire. Officials presented maps showing people where the fire perimeter was and the direction it’s heading. Strong winds and dry

This weekend, both Montana senators — Republican Steve Daines and Democrat Jon Tester — are celebrating their birthdays.  Daines on Saturday. Tester on Sunday. The neighboring dates gave the senators the opportunity to wish one another a happy birthday and exchange very Big Sky Country gifts. Tester’s present for Daines was a bottle of safflower oil, processed from the herbaceous plant cultivated on his 1,800-acre family farm. Daines gave Tester Montana elk meat. The avid outdoorsman said the meat is from “a bull I bagged last fall.” Daines turns 54 on Saturday. The Republican was born in 1962 in southern California, but grew up in Bozeman. Tester turns 60 on Sunday. The Democrat was born